- Date
- January 28, 1977
- Place
- Angel Fire, NM · ANGEL FIRE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1383XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770128003719A
- Case key
- 157607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0566 77/1/28 ANGEL FIRE,NM BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1510 N1383X PX- 0 0 1 MAPPING/PHOTO 40, 6042 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGEL FIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANGEL FIRE,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/R DRIVE SHORTSHAFT SEPARATED DISENGAGING T/R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1383X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Angel Fire
FAA reports on this event · 1
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