- Date
- February 17, 1976
- Place
- Artesia Wells, TX · ARTESIA WELLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N78HBBell 47G-4A
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760217001549A
- Case key
- 152339
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0196 76/2/17 NR.ARTESIA WELLS,TX BELL 47G-4A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 763 TIME - 1300 N78HB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARTESIA WELLS,TX ENCINAL,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- T/R GR BOX INPUT QUILL GRS UNMESHED DUE WASHER IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. LND ON HILL SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78HB
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.