- Date
- April 13, 1979
- Place
- Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68632Bell 47-D1
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790413005499A
- Case key
- 137203
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1940 79/4/13 CLEARWATER,FL BELL 47-D1 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 564 TIME - 1200 N68632 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEARWATER,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68632
- Reported as
- Bell 47-D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Clearwater Exec
N68632Registration cancelled May 2, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6VS-335 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 N68632 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL92LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCentre, ALThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout, resulting in a collision with a wire.NTSB ATL83LA315Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoultrie, GAAfter completing a swath run, the plt pulled up, made a turn, then started a let down for another pass. As he increased power, the eng RPM went from 3000 to 3100. At the same time, the plt heard a whining noise and noted that the rotor RPM was decreasing. The…NTSB CHI71DEI52Accident · No injuriesClosedBloomdale, OHNTSB OAK66A0022Accident · No injuriesClosedBells Station, CA