- Date
- August 19, 1978
- Place
- Hartwell, GA · HARTWELL, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N74123Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780819030999A
- Case key
- 139788
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2815 78/8/19 NR.HARTWELL,GA BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 9305 TIME - 1030 N74123 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 551 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTWELL,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO DRIVE SHAFT PN18405 FAILED CAUSING ENGINE SEIZURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74123
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N74123Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N74123 · 3
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