# Accident 19960610013189A: Beech C24R, Gretna, VA, June 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gretna, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9510° N, 79.3608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9510&lon=-79.3608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7182Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960610013189A

## Narrative

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

MAIN TRANSMISSION DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED. AUTO ROTATED TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 IAD96LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA094), Jun 10, 1996: Rotorway Exec 152 (N7182Z), Gretna, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the bearing assembly shaft insert inside the main rotor shaft. Related factors are the jammed rotorcraft flight control which restricted the pilot's ability to control the helicopter and…

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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