- Date
- January 30, 1968
- Place
- C. Christi, TX · C. CHRISTI, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7925SBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112271
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0124 68/1/30 C. CHRISTI,TEX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2500 TIME - 1515 N7925S PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 686 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - C. CHRISTI,INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TEST FLT AFTR TAIL ROTOR INSP TO COMPLY WTH AD-68-2-3.BLADE RETAINING NUT THREADS STRIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7925S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- C. Christi,Intl
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