- Date
- June 5, 1966
- Place
- New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6359XBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171517
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0336 66/6/5 NEW ORLEANS LA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N6359X PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 29, 1675 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1056 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEFRONT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- ON 5/27/66,5 HRS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT,ANOTHER PILOT WAS TOLD SHORT SHAFT WAS BENT.FAILED TO REPORT IT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6359X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakefront
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