- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Mt Vernon, OR · MT VERNON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4079GBell 47-G3B
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162379
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2716 71/7/31 MT VERNON,OREG BELL 47-G3B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0935 N4079G PX- 0 0 2 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY AGE 23, 2117 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 108 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHN DAY,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED ON WOODED HILLSIDE.L FUEL TNK EXPLODED ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4079G
- Reported as
- Bell 47-G3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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