- Date
- August 20, 1974
- Place
- Red Hill, NM · RED HILL, NM
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83033Bell 212
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740820033989A
- Case key
- 138765
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3329 74/8/20 NR.RED HILL,N MEX BELL 212 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4267 TIME - 0930 N83033 PX- 0 0 7 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 440 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGERVILLE,ARIZ RED HILL,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/R DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83033
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- 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.