- Date
- June 7, 1984, 08:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Jupiter, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1201WBell 47G-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840607024929A
- Case key
- 31141
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed landed after a partial loss of power. During an exam of the eng, the compressor bleed control valve was found stuck open causing an improper fuel/air mixture.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1201W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 7819
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 320 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Florida Plant Growth Regulator
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 25, 1984 · 412 hours before
- Departed
- Jupiter, FL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 18,965 total · 1,254 in this make and model · 18,917 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N1201W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.