- Date
- July 13, 1970
- Place
- Elfrida, AZ · ELFRIDA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1358XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115731
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0864 70/7/13 NR.ELFRIDA,ARIZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1824 TIME - 1730 N1358X PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTE VISTA,ARIZ ELFRIDA,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PX INADVERTENTLY DROPPED ROPE OUT OF COCKPIT WHICH TANGLED,SHEARED T/R SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1358X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1358XRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2017 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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Other investigations on N1358X · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL90LA030Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEwell, ALThe loss of engine power, for undetermined reasons, at low altitude during a practice autorotation. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's failure to properly plan the demonstrated autorotation so as to preclude an accident, in the event that power…NTSB LAX78DUJ67Accident · No injuriesClosedWhiteriver, AZNTSB LAX76AL009Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMt.Baldy, CANTSB OAK76DXQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedMommoth Lakes, CA