- Date
- August 14, 1970
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5185BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3191 70/8/14 PANAMA CITY,FLA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1640 N5185B PX- 0 0 2 OTHER AGE 54, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 5000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- T/R BLADE RETAINING BOLT,PN47-461-052-3,FAILED.HAD 30 MORE HRS OPN PER AD70-14-2.DITCHED IN GULF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5185B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N5185B · 3
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