- Date
- June 21, 1973
- Place
- Warm Springs, OR · WARM SPRINGS, OR
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1324XBell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730621019359A
- Case key
- 189935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2593 73/6/21 NR.WARM SPRINGS,OREG BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N1324X PX- 0 2 0 FIRE CONTROL AGE UNK/NR, 2689 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1368 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIPPLEBROK RNGR,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 73 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 4 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATMTD LOW ALT,A/S MNVR AT NEAR MAX GWT.DENS ALT ABOUT 7000.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1324X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1324XRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1324X · 1
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