- Date
- July 11, 1971
- Place
- Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6787DBell 47G3
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162370
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2709 71/7/11 TRACY,CALIF BELL 47G3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N6787D PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 37, 12076 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1535 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PATTERSON,CALIF TRACY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR THE FLT.SKID HIT LEVY ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6787D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tracy
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