- Date
- April 9, 1981
- Place
- Lake Charles, LA · LAKE CHARLES, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N38929Bell 222
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0015 81/4/9 LAKE CHARLES,LA BELL 222 CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0800 N38929 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 31, 6764 TOTAL HOURS, 200 DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE CHARLES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CHARLES,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: BEARINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BRG,PN 222-044-003-103,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38929
- Reported as
- Bell 222
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Lake Charles Muni
N38929Registration cancelled Jun 4, 2013 · Bell 222Airframe modelBell 222Engine modelLycoming LTS-101 series
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