- Date
- June 25, 1973
- Place
- Glassel Prk, CA · GLASSEL PRK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N48531Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730625022229A
- Case key
- 189877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3275 73/6/25 GLASSEL PRK,CALIF BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 11000 TIME - 0919 N48531 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CALIF SAN CLEMENTE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INPUT SHAFT FWD COUPLING(P/N2060401085) & DRAG PIN ASSY(P/N2060315095).ABT 200FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48531
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.