- Date
- July 29, 1967
- Place
- West Glacier, MT · WEST GLACIER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N73916Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115957
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0962 67/7/29 NR.WEST GLACIER,MONT BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2000 TIME - 1015 N73916 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO CHECK SECURITY OF SIDE RACK CARGO.LOOSE WATERBAGS STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73916
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N73916 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX87LA222Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPayson, AZA Bell 47G-3B-1 collided with trees and was subsequently destroyed by fire after a loss of power in a remote wilderness area. The pilot reported the engine went to idle during flight. He was unable to regain engine RPM by manipulation of the throttle. The…NTSB SEA66A0072Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLivingston, MT