- Date
- August 8, 1967
- Place
- Holoman Afb, NM · HOLOMAN AFB, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1361XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0546 67/8/8 HOLOMAN AFB N MEX BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4967 TIME - 0915 N1361X PX- 0 0 0 MIL/CTR PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 658 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RHODES CANYN HELI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.SHORT SHAFT CAME OFF IN FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1361X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rhodes Canyn Heli