- Date
- August 17, 1976
- Place
- Campbellton, FL · CAMPBELLTON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8282EBell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760817027099A
- Case key
- 149756
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3218 76/8/17 NR.CAMPBELLTON,FL BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7679 TIME - 1200 N8282E PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 3400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMPBELLTON,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR RIGGED IN REVERSE. SKID HIT TRAILER DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8282E
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Heliport
FAA reports on this event · 1
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