SEA76DYA36

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G3B2 · Gooding, ID · July 8, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1976
Place
Gooding, ID · GOODING, ID
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1424WBell 47G3B2
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760708021689A
Case key
154777

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2204   76/7/8  NR.GOODING,ID         BELL 47G3B2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2100
        TIME - 0850                    N1424W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GOODING,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELECTRIC SOLENOID PRIMER VALVE BODY FND OPEN,NO FUEL IN CARB.

Aircraft

Registration
N1424W
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1424W · 1

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