- Date
- February 3, 1978
- Place
- Barranquitas, PR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- USA70-16Bell UH-1H
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143414
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1556 78/2/3 BARRANQUITAS,PR BELL UH-1H CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5756 TIME - 1715 USA70-16 PX- 0 1 3 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE GUAYBAL,PR SAN JUAN,PR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT BAILED FROM U.S.ARMY BEING USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- USA70-16
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed