- Date
- November 1, 1973
- Place
- Forks, WA · FORKS, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73918Bell 47G-3B
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731101036499A
- Case key
- 188019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3597 73/11/1 NR.FORKS,WASH BELL 47G-3B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1300 N73918 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION 45, 5426 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2411 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORKS,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- COOLING SYS FAN BELT FAILED,DMG CYCLIC HYD CTL UNIT. LND STUMP COVERED TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73918
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Forks
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.