- Date
- November 6, 1976
- Place
- Pigeon Forge, TN · PIGEON FORGE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6755DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761106037629A
- Case key
- 156460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3404 76/11/6 PIGEON FORGE,TN BELL 47G-2 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 4764 TIME - 1645 N6755D PX- 0 2 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1856 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PIGEON FORGE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HISTORY OF TAIL ROTOR MAINTENANCE.TAIL ROTOR BLADE P/N 47-642-102-49,S/N A3-78208.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6755D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6755DRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2013 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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