# Accident 19821014052839A: Boeing 1072B, Cascade, ID, October 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1982, 14:18 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.5891° N, 115.5707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5891&lon=-115.5707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6676D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6676D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vertol 107-II (registry code 9420604, https://openairdocs.org/model/vertol-107-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE T58 series (registry code 30008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 1072B
- Reported engine: GE CT581401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 4,300 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821014052839A

## Narrative

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

SYCHRONIZATION SHAFT BETWEEN ROTORS FRACTURED AT FORWARD END DURING SLING LOAD OPERATION. MAIN ROTORS COLLIDED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA009), Oct 14, 1982: Boeing Vertol 107 (N6676D), Cascade, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N6676D (1)

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

- [Accident 19740711024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711024289A), Jul 11, 1974: Boeing 1072 (N6676D), Estacada, OR. Pers injury to grd crew. Failed to allow rotor blade to stop before climbing on pylon for inspectn.

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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