- Date
- July 15, 1978
- Place
- Loghman, FL · LOGHMAN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1158WBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780715034389A
- Case key
- 140393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4193 78/7/15 NR.LOGHMAN,FL BELL 47G CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 8330 TIME - 0800 N1158W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 8220 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOGHMAN,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- T/R BLADE,P/N 47-642-102-051 S/N A39096,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1158W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1158W · 2
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