- Date
- July 8, 1973
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6278NBell 47G5
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730708020419A
- Case key
- 189145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2590 73/7/8 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX BELL 47G5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1705 TIME - 1100 N6278N PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 88 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PULLED IN COLLECTIVE AFTR LOSS OF DIR CTL.75% OF WIRES,CABLE #1,DMGD BY WEAR.DENS ALT ABT 8600FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6278N
- Reported as
- Bell 47G5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N6278N · 1
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