- Date
- April 26, 1977
- Place
- Pomeroy, WA · POMEROY, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73919Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770426012039A
- Case key
- 147329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2785 77/4/26 POMEROY,WA BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N73919 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY AGE 32, 6433 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1121 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POMEROY,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- CTL DIFFICULTY,RETREATING BLADE STALL AT LOW SPD.SKID COLLAPSED HI SPD RUN-ON.INT EPOXY SEALS SEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73919
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N73919Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N73919 · 2
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