OAK76DVH10

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3B2 · Taylorville, CA · August 24, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1976
Place
Taylorville, CA · TAYLORVILLE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N88CPBell 47G3B2
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760824026379A
Case key
155467

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2395  76/8/24  NR.TAYLORVILLE,CA     BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0615                    N88CP               PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               32, 5906 TOTAL HOURS, 600
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TAYLORVILLE,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HELICOPTER CARRYING SLING LOAD,LOGGING OPERATION.LND DOWNSLOPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N88CP
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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