- Date
- July 25, 1976
- Place
- Rockport, LA · ROCKPORT, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90656Bolkow BO-105
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760725036479A
- Case key
- 155141
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3294 76/7/25 ROCKPORT,LA BOLKOW BO-105 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 6175 TIME - 0905 N90656 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARANSAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEPORT,TX ROCKPORT,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- COTTER PIN SECURING NUT ON LOWER T/R BELLCRANK BOLT NOT INSTALLED AFTER REASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90656
- Reported as
- Bolkow BO-105
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aransas County
N90656Registration cancelled Nov 29, 1983 · Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105CAirframe modelMesserschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm BO-105C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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