- Date
- June 11, 1985, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Idaho City, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1333XBell 47G-3B-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850611037589A
- Case key
- 40210
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While the student plt was on a x-country flt, the eng lost power after the supercharger failed. The plt stated that he was unable to maintain altitude & RPM; he subsequently made a forced landing in a heavily timbered, mountainous area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1333X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6554
- Airframe hours
- 3,995
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-B1A, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jes Gandiaga
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 24, 1985 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- MYC · Mccall, ID
- Destination
- U98 · Idaho City, ID
- Airport
- None
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 93 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N1333X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.