40.9688° N, 73.9169° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 12, 1979 · 10:19 local
Place
Alpine, NJ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N711GT
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,690 total1,800 in this make and model40 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.
Tail rotor mounting studs failed from fatigue cracks. Caused loss of portions of rotor assembly. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL ROTOR MOUNTING STUDS FAILED FROM FATIGUE CRACKS. CAUSED LOSS OF PORTIONS OF ROTOR ASSEMBLY. LANDED SAFELY.