- Date
- June 14, 1977
- Place
- Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6703DBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770614030649A
- Case key
- 147356
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2986 77/6/14 SANTA MONICA,CA. BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N6703D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 4982 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1870 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA MONICA,CA. LOCAL 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 - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- YOKE ROTOR HUB P/N 47-641-057-9K SHOWED SIGNS OF FATIGUE FAILURE. FOUND 2 S/N FOR SAME PART.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6703D
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Monica
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.