- Date
- June 18, 1978
- Place
- Burlington, IA · BURLINGTON, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N23MABell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780618019699A
- Case key
- 140668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2140 78/6/18 BURLINGTON,IA BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N23MA PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 9500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 8680 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLINGTON,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD BANGS.WENT INTO L BANK,NOSE LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23MA
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N23MARegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2009 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 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.