PAYSON, AZ, USA
N73916
BELL 47G-3B-1
A BELL 47G-3B-1 COLLIDED WITH TREES AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER A LOSS OF POWER IN A REMOTE WILDERNESS AREA. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE DURING FLIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN ENGINE RPM BY MANIPULATION OF THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO ENTER AUTOROTATION. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO ENTER TREES DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY THE FAA. THE EXAMINING INSPECTOR STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTROL CONTINUITY OF THE HELICOPTERS THROTTLE LINKAGE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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