19891104044199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell UH1E · Mesa, AZ · November 4, 1989

Date
November 4, 1989 · 09:15 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
GCGG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N138US
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DUJ05
Reported as
Bell UH1E
Reported engine
Lycoming T53L11D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,020 total580 in this make and model300 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.

Tail rotor pitch change bolt failed and rotor assembly tore off. Crashed in uncontrolled turn and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE BOLT FAILED AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY TORE OFF. CRASHED IN UNCONTROLLED TURN AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N138US · 1

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