DEN65A0087

NTSB accident investigation · Bell Barnes · Phoenix, AZ · June 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1965
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N74090Bell Barnes
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177189

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0460  65/6/29    PHOENIX ARIZ        BELL BARNES         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N74090              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 3100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PWR PLT-MATERIAL FAILURE OF ACCESSORY CASE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL PYLON AFTER LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N74090
Reported as
Bell Barnes
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N74090 · 2

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