- Date
- June 5, 1972
- Place
- Freehold, NJ · FREEHOLD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4101GBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166962
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2008 72/6/5 FREEHOLD,NJ BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4200 TIME - 1000 N4101G PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURKEY SWAMP PARK,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PUSH ROD BENT,NR 1 CYL EXHAUST VALVE STUCK. HIT TREES LDG ON ROAD. SURVEYING FOREST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4101G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4101GRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming 0-435B
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