- Date
- July 28, 1980
- Place
- Dell, MT · DELL, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N67103Aerospatle 315B
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800728032339A
- Case key
- 80137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3616 80/7/28 DELL,MT AEROSPATLE 315B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 8039 TIME - 1500 N67103 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1559 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DELL,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FAILURE OF THE SPLINES ON THE BEVEL GEAR & VERTICAL SHAFT OF THE BEVEL GEAR ASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67103
- Reported as
- Aerospatle 315B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N67103 · 1
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