- Date
- September 25, 1976
- Place
- Mantua, UT · MANTUA, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2205WBell 47G3B2
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760925039039A
- Case key
- 156094
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4159 76/9/25 NR.MANTUA,UT BELL 47G3B2 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N2205W PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 43, 2670 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1850 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOY SCOUT CAMP LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WITNESSES SAW ACFT SPIN FROM 500 FT TO GROUND.FAILED BEARING HAD BEEN IN SERVICE 125 HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2205W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2205W · 1
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