- Date
- November 21, 1969
- Place
- Cape Beaufrt, AK · CAPE BEAUFRT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8506FBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148444
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3155 69/11/21 NR.CAPE BEAUFRT,ALAS BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 3320 TIME - 1345 N8506F PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAPE BEAUFRT,ALAS CAPE BEAUFRT,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: FAIRINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- COUPLING UNIT SPLINES IN T/R DRIVE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8506F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage