# Accident 19830515019409A: Bell H13B, Zachary, LA, May 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Zachary, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6644° N, 91.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zachary, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6644&lon=-91.1658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL H13B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,210 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019409A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX SEPARATED FROM HELICOPTER. FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE STUDS THAT ATTACH TAIL ROTOR CAUSED CRASH.

## 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 FTW83FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA232), May 15, 1983: Bell 47G (N739B), Zachary, LA, substantial damage

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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