- Date
- August 18, 1974
- Place
- Colorado Sta, AK · COLORADO STA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9366Aerospatle SE3160
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740818044379A
- Case key
- 140531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4269 74/8/18 COLORADO STA,ALAS AEROSPATLE SE3160 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2200 TIME - 2000 N9366 PX- 0 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOLDEN ZONE,ALAS COLORADO STA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLANGE ATTACH SCREWS IMPROPLY INSTALLED.BEARING ASSMBLY COUPLING RIPPED FREE.LND IN MARSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9366
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SE3160
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9366Registration cancelled Jun 9, 1975 · Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelAerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE III
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.