ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375122
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 1986 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Max J.short |
| Registration: | N1159W |
| MSN: | 2941 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5344 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLT A LOSS OF ENG PWR WAS EXPERIENCED AND AN AUTOROTATION WAS MADE 70 FT SHORT OF THE HELIPAD. DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. THE PLT STATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE ENG CONTINUED TO OPERATE AT IDLE SPEED. POST ACCIDENT TESTS OF THE ENG TO A PWR SETTING HIGHER THAN THE PLT HAD SELECTED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A CHECK OF THE CARBURETOR ICING PROBABILITY CHART REVEALED THE FLIGHT WAS MADE UNDER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO SERIOUS CARBURETOR ICING AT GLIDE PWR AND VISIBLE CARBURETOR ICING AT RATED PWR. THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT BEFORE OR AFTER THE LOSS OF ENG PWR.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA86LA152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 2018 | N1159W | Treblig LLC | 0 | Wichita County near Iowa Park, TX | |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2024 16:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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