- Date
- February 18, 1977
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N14824Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19770218010869A
- Case key
- 79430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0710 77/2/18 ATLANTA,GA BELL 206B CR- 0 1 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5000 TIME - 1145 N14824 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- DURING INITIAL STAGE OF FLIGHT FROM HOVER THE MAIN ROTOR TRUNNION SEPARATED,MAIN ROTOR SYS FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14824
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N14824Registration cancelled Jul 1, 2009 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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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.