- Date
- September 19, 1978
- Place
- Cactus Flats, SD · CACTUS FLATS, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90547Bell 47-J2
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780919035209A
- Case key
- 139347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3238 78/9/19 CACTUS FLATS,SD BELL 47-J2 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 453 TIME - 1215 N90547 PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CACTUS FLATS,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING OPERATION.OVERSPEEDING ENG INDICATING ROTOR DRIVE DISCONNECTION.NO MECH MAL FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90547
- Reported as
- Bell 47-J2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heliport
N90547Registration cancelled Jun 30, 2017 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 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.