- Date
- August 14, 1973
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7329Alouette SA318B
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730814029269A
- Case key
- 189314
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2228 73/8/14 NR.BETTLES,ALAS ALOUETTE SA318B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1500 TIME - 0800 N7329 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT LND TWICE ENRTE DUE VIBRATION.2ND LDG MECH CKD ACFT.CONT FLT.T/R DRIVE SHAFT BEARING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7329
- Reported as
- Alouette SA318B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7329Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · S N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE ASTAirframe modelS N I A S SA 318C ALOUETTE ASTEngine modelTurbomeca ASTAZOU IIA
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Other investigations on N7329 · 1
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