- Date
- December 2, 1967
- Place
- Lahabra, CA · LAHABRA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N321RBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113129
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1179 67/12/2 LAHABRA,CALIF BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1632 TIME - 1410 N321R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- SEPARATION OF T/R PITCH CHANGE LINK.IMPROPER INSTALLATION.TENSILE STRENGTH BELOW MFGR REQUIREMENTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N321R
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N321RRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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