19771215039149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · San Jose, CA · December 15, 1977

Date
December 15, 1977
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
San Jose Municipal
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90226
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FVM06
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,725 total170 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left hand transmission spindle securing nut and washer missing,no cotter pin found.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT HAND TRANSMISSION SPINDLE SECURING NUT AND WASHER MISSING,NO COTTER PIN FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.