- Date
- May 20, 1975
- Place
- Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13172Bell 47H1
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750520011259A
- Case key
- 149087
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2734 75/5/20 NR.NASHVILLE,TN BELL 47H1 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N13172 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 3242 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONELIA FORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR HUB BOLT P/N 47-641-052-3 FAILED.BOLT HAD RETIREMENT LIFE 600 HR FAILED AT 499.8 HR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13172
- Reported as
- Bell 47H1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Conelia Fort
N13172Registration cancelled Jun 21, 2012 · Bell 47H-1Airframe modelBell 47H-1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 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.