ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376422
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| Date: | Thursday 22 August 1985 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D1 |
| Owner/operator: | Cheryl Brown |
| Registration: | N4253A |
| MSN: | 100 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6VS-335A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Panama City Bch, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED A FENCE AND SLID NOSE DOWN INTO A RAVINE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT AN ALT OF 35 TO 40 FT AGL, A LOAD BANG WAS HEARD AND GRAY/WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION/ENG AREA. THE THROTTLE WAS ROLLED OFF AND COLLECTIVE LOWERED FOR THE FORCED LANDING. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENG REVEALED 11 SPARK PLUGS WERE MISFIRING AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO 'P' LEAD HAD SHORTED OUT ON THE ENG CASE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85LA237
History of this aircraft
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| 15 December 1996 | N1200Z | Don l. Aircraft Inc | 0 | Latana, Florida | |
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| 29-Mar-2024 15:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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