Bell 47G N17271
25 October 1967 · Davie, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1967 at about 09:45 local time, a Bell 47G registered N17271, operated by Fla.game&Fresh, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Davie, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Davie, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G
- Registration
- N17271
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fla.game&Fresh
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0835
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SPARK PLUGS FOULED, EXCESSIVE GAP, OR CLOSED BY CARBON.96HRS OPERN.PLT SAID PRE-TAKEOFF ENG CHECK OK
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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