Bell 47G-2A N8495E
15 February 1984 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1984 at about 01:40 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N8495E was involved in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.2209, -149.8508
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N8495E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC84IA035
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
THE ACFT TAIL ROTOR STRUCK SNOW DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENG FAILURE. THE SNOW DEPTH VARIED BETWEEN 32 & 45 INCHES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE RT HAND MAG WAS FIRING INTERMITTENTLY ON TWO OF THE SIX DISTRIBUTOR CONTACTS WHICH WERE GAPPED CLOSER THAN THE PRESCRIBED MINIMUM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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