- Date
- April 22, 1975
- Place
- Superior, AZ · SUPERIOR, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1381XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750422035809A
- Case key
- 149102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2967 75/4/22 NR.SUPERIOR,AZ BELL 47G3B1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3248 TIME - 1345 N1381X PX- 2 0 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 402 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEARNEY,AZ SURVEY POINT,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OPEN PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- T/R SHAFT COUPLING RING MISSING. LOST DIR CTL AT TOO LOW ALT FOR SAFE LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1381X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1381X · 2
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