19880103000069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Chino, CA · January 3, 1988

Date
January 3, 1988 · 11:25 local
Place
Chino, CA
Airport
Chino
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N175K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA080
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model34 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.

Loud bang approaching airport. Went into a spin to ground impact. Lost a tail rotor blade due to a failed yoke.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG APPROACHING AIRPORT. WENT INTO A SPIN TO GROUND IMPACT. LOST A TAIL ROTOR BLADE DUE TO A FAILED YOKE.

NTSB investigation

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