Accident · 1990-04-26

NTSB case NYC90DNA02 · BELL 47G5 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1990-04-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 47G5 (N8591F)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: PLYMOUTH COPTERS CORP. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PLYMOUTH COPTERS CORP.

Probable cause

IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

Source: NTSB case NYC90DNA02

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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