- Date
- May 21, 1972
- Place
- Mayer, AZ · MAYER, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8656S.N.I.A.S. SE3160
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167813
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3954 72/5/21 MAYER,ARIZ S.N.I.A.S. SE3160 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 15300 TIME - 1119 N8656 PX- 0 0 2 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESCOTT,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: OTHER HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: UNIVERSAL JOINTS,COUPLINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FATIGUE-CLUTCH COUPLING BOLTS.CRASH LNDD IN MTN TERRAIN.SPOTTING CATTLE IN FIRE ZONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8656
- Reported as
- S.N.I.A.S. SE3160
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8656Registration cancelled Jun 8, 2007 · Aerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelAerospatiale SE3160 ALOUETTE IIIEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
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