- Date
- December 13, 1977
- Place
- Addison, TX · ADDISON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2895BBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771213038419A
- Case key
- 144413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3765 77/12/13 ADDISON,TX BELL 47J CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 16000 TIME - 1510 N2895B PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ADDISON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADDISON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM REMARKS- PEDAL TO T/R GEAR BOX CTL CABLES REVERSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2895B
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Addison
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2895B · 1
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