- Date
- September 6, 1976
- Place
- Freer, TX · FREER, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8417EBell 47G2A1
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760906029179A
- Case key
- 155352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2584 76/9/6 FREER,TX BELL 47G2A1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10000 TIME - 0830 N8417E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREER,TX LOCAL 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 - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- HERDING CATTLE. T/R INPUT THRUST BEARING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8417E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8417ERegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Bell 47G-2A-1Airframe modelBell 47G-2A-1Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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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.
Other investigations on N8417E · 3
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