# Accident 19790712044089A: Bell 206B, Alpine, NJ, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 10:19 local time
- Place: Alpine, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9688° N, 73.9169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9688&lon=-73.9169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711GT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,690 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712044089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TAIL ROTOR MOUNTING STUDS FAILED FROM FATIGUE CRACKS. CAUSED LOSS OF PORTIONS OF ROTOR ASSEMBLY. LANDED SAFELY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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