- Date
- October 1, 1968
- Place
- Mandeville, LA · MANDEVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1023Sikorsky H-19G
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107557
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4104 68/10/1 MANDEVILLE,LA SIKORSKY H-19G CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 11975 TIME - 1715 N1023 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- T/R CONTROL ROD BEARING BROKE ALLOWED BLADES TO CONE.ONE BLADE STRUCK HAMBONE AND T/R SHAFT FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1023
- Reported as
- Sikorsky H-19G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1023Registration cancelled Jun 25, 2009 · Sikorsky H-19GAirframe modelSikorsky H-19GEngine modelWright C7BA series
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