- Date
- December 12, 1976
- Place
- Ellenville, NY · ELLENVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3538SBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761212038109A
- Case key
- 156800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3699 76/12/12 ELLENVILLE,NY BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 103 TIME - 1630 N3538S PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLENVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLENVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CARB HAD ICE IN FLOAT CHAMBER.FUEL LINES,PUMP,SCREEN AND PRIMER CONTAINED ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3538S
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ellenville
N3538SRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2024 · Bell 47J-2AAirframe modelBell 47J-2AEngine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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