- Date
- November 8, 1973
- Place
- Belle Chasse, LA · BELLE CHASSE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2994WBell 47G-5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731108035419A
- Case key
- 188302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3197 73/11/8 BELLE CHASSE,LA BELL 47G-5A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 21296 TIME - 1100 N2994W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 6143 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS BELLE CHASSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE CHASSE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO/FROM LANDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXCESSV WEAR FND ON T/R DRIVE GR AND QUILL ASMBLY INADEQT MESH-345 HRS.360 TURNS,CLOSED THROTTLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2994W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Nas Belle Chasse
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2994W · 1
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