- Date
- January 10, 1978
- Place
- Chesapeake, VA · CHESAPEAKE, VA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6771DBell 47J
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780110027129A
- Case key
- 143459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2183 78/1/10 CHESAPEAKE,VA BELL 47J CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2078 TIME - 1223 N6771D PX- 1 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES REMARKS- APRX 90% BOND SEPARATION OF M/R BLADES DUE SLICK-OFF.IMPROPER SURFACE PREPARATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6771D
- Reported as
- Bell 47J
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6771D · 1
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