- Date
- August 5, 1975
- Place
- Birches, AK · BIRCHES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N62356Aerospatle SA341G
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150385
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4183 75/8/5 NR.BIRCHES,AK AEROSPATLE SA341G CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3500 TIME - 1122 N62356 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ROCKY POINT,AK BIRCHES,AK CX-2,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BLM SURVEY FLT. 266HRS SINCE NEW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62356
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N62356Registration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Aerospatiale SA341G GAZELLEAirframe modelAerospatiale SA341G GAZELLEEngine modelTurbomeca ASTAZOU IIA
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