- Date
- July 12, 1980
- Place
- Gettysburg, PA · GETTYSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2795ABell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800712024849A
- Case key
- 129628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2027 80/7/12 GETTYSBURG,PA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N2795A PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING AGE 24, 694 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 547 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATTLEFIELD,PA GETTYSBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED ADJACENT TO #3 CYL CON ROD.WIRE RUNNING ACROSS LNDG AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2795A
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2795A · 2
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