- Date
- January 10, 1968
- Place
- Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8540FBell 204-B
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1117 68/1/10 GALVESTON,TEX BELL 204-B CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7490 TIME - 1143 N8540F PX- 0 0 9 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 566 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: SEALS AND GASKETS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- COUPLING SPLINES FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICANT.SEAL DETERIORATED BY REACTIVE SOLVENT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8540F
- Reported as
- Bell 204-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scholes Field
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