- Date
- September 3, 1980
- Place
- Cottonport, LA · COTTONPORT, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73988Bell 47G-2A
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800903039319A
- Case key
- 129030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2504 80/9/3 NR.COTTONPORT,LA BELL 47G-2A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, TIME - 1330 N73988 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COTTONPORT,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- LATERAL CTL TORQUE TUBE PIVOT SHAFT FAILED IN FATIGUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73988
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N73988 · 1
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