- Date
- April 8, 1978
- Place
- Tuluksak, AK · TULUKSAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4419EBell 47G3
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780408009549A
- Case key
- 142290
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0819 78/4/8 NR.TULUKSAK,AK BELL 47G3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 43, 9524 TIME - 1210 N4419E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK KALSKAG,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- LOSS OF TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILROTOR GEARBOX-ASSEMBLY NOT LOCATED-MODE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4419E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.