- Date
- June 23, 1978
- Place
- Anatone, WA · ANATONE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6356XBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780623017079A
- Case key
- 141257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1506 78/6/23 NR.ANATONE,WA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N6356X PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 26, 3297 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 777 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANATONE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BLACK SANDY SUBSTANCE FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6356X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6356XRegistered now · Continental Copters 47GAirframe modelContinental Copters 47GEngine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6356X · 2
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