- Date
- February 16, 1977
- Place
- Blairstown, NJ · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73292Bell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770216003809A
- Case key
- 157750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0408 77/2/16 BLAIRSTOWN,NJ BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 5674 TIME - 1110 N73292 PX- 0 0 1 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 642 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLANDERS,NJ BLAIRSTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENGINE NR 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED AT THE BOLT HOLE PORTION OF THE ROD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73292
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73292Registration cancelled Nov 17, 2014 · Bell 47G-4Airframe modelBell 47G-4Engine 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.