- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- Daytona Bch Sh, FL · DAYTONA BCH SH, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7889BBell 47G2A
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824044229A
- Case key
- 140543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4319 74/8/24 DAYTONA BCH SH,FL BELL 47G2A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1146 N7889B PX- 2 0 0 OTHER 27, 3535 TOTAL HOURS, 94 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTONA BCH SH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- WOODEN M/R BLADES NOT AUTH FOR BELL 47G2A.M/R HIT TAIL BOOM & SEPRTD IN TURN OVR OCEAN.SITE SEEING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7889B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.