- Date
- December 21, 1970
- Place
- Sixes, OR · SIXES, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73284Bell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4464 70/12/21 SIXES,OREG BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 15000 TIME - 1000 N73284 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH BEND,OREG SIXES,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R MAG FAILED. LND ON LOGGING ROAD. RECONNAISANCE FLT FOR SEEDING OPERATION. NO LOAD ABD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73284
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73284Registration cancelled Aug 21, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N73284 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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