- Date
- January 29, 1976
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8622S.N.A.I.S SA316B
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760129003049A
- Case key
- 152363
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0142 76/1/29 NR.MARICOPA,AZ S.N.A.I.S SA316B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 8949 TIME - 1215 N8622 PX- 0 0 2 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MARICOPA,AZ RETURN DRILL PLATFORM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MOVING CORE DRILLING MATERIALS.CONTROL CABLE FAILED. HAD TO CLR CLIFF DRG AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8622
- Reported as
- S.N.A.I.S SA316B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- 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.