- Date
- November 25, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nampa, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7927JBell 47G-3B-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841125074779A
- Case key
- 40091
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following a power loss-induced forced landing two days prior, the acft fuel pump and carburetor were changed and fuel lines flushed. Six hours of uneventful operations ensued before the power loss leading to this mishap occurred. Pwrloss occurred when the acft was 40 ft AGL with a forward spd of 20 KTS; insufficient for translation to a successful autorotation. During the subsequent hard touchdown, the main rotor flexed downward and severed the tail boom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7927J
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6798
- Airframe hours
- 3,390
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-G1A, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Jim Hicks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Nampa, ID
- Destination
- Nampa, ID
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 7,000 in this make and model · 13,000 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7927J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.