- Date
- August 29, 1975
- Place
- Pigeon Forge, TN · PIGEON FORGE, TN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6755DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79428
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0034 75/8/29 PIGEON FORGE,TN BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 3880 TIME - 0945 N6755D PX- 0 0 2 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE GROVE HELI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIGEON FORGE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- BOLT P/N 47-64I-052-3 FAILED.DRG MFG TOOL MARKS NOT POLISHED IN ACCORD WITH MFG SPECIFICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6755D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Pine Grove Heli
N6755DRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2013 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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