- Date
- August 13, 1969
- Place
- East Poultney, VT · EAST POULTNEY, VT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1420WBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2522 69/8/13 EAST POULTNEY,VT BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0940 N1420W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 50, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASTLETON,VT NORWOOD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/14/69. NR 4 CON ROD BOLT FAILED IN THREADED AREA JUST UNDER THE FACE OF THE NUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1420W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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