- Date
- January 30, 1980
- Place
- Jefferson, OR · JEFFERSON, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N73285Bell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800130001509A
- Case key
- 132185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0031 80/1/30 NR.JEFFERSON,OR BELL 47G3B1 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N73285 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 1762 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INFLATED AIR BAG FLOAT EQUIPPED.WITNESSES STATE ENGINE SOUND CEASED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73285
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N73285Registration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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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 N73285 · 3
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