- Date
- August 27, 1974
- Place
- Quincy, WA · QUINCY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6717DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740827036709A
- Case key
- 138620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4074 74/8/27 QUINCY,WASH BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N6717D PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 42, 2380 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 90 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINCY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROYAL CITY,WASH QUINCY,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ERRATIC FEEDBACK IN CYCLIC PITCH CTL SYS FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6717D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quincy
N6717DRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine 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 N6717D · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
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