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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47B3 · Soledad, CA · August 12, 1978

Date
August 12, 1978
Place
Soledad, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N68367
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FVM41
Reported as
Bell 47B3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,030 total1,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Tail rotor blade (pn 47-642-K02-55) failed at insert on shank.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR BLADE (PN 47-642-K02-55) FAILED AT INSERT ON SHANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N68367 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.