- Date
- March 2, 1973
- Place
- Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6780DBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730302004539A
- Case key
- 169961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0352 73/3/2 KANSAS CITY,MO BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1114 TIME - 1115 N6780D PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 370 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR PULLEYS,BELTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- ONE ENG COOLING FAN BELT BROKE.ENGINE EQUIPED WITH TWO. NO NEED TO AUTOROTATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6780D
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6780DRegistration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Bell 47JAirframe modelBell 47JEngine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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Other investigations on N6780D · 1
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