- Date
- February 6, 1978
- Place
- Florence, IN · FLORENCE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N305VSikorsky S61L
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780206042289A
- Case key
- 142825
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1247 78/2/6 FLORENCE,IN SIKORSKY S61L CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 7086 TIME - 1430 N305V PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 2860 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLORENCE,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- PITCH CTL ROD FAILED,SEPARATED.BEARING P/N SB 2300-3 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N305V
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S61L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.