- Date
- August 8, 1972
- Place
- Aiea, HI · AIEA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8470EBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4093 72/8/8 AIEA,HAWAII BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2260 TIME - 1015 N8470E PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 625 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HONOLULU,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TURBO EXHAUST SYS FAILED. PLT HAD HEAVY SLING LOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8470E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Honolulu Intl
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