- Date
- November 8, 1980
- Place
- Panama City, FL · PANAMA CITY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9115RBell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801108063629A
- Case key
- 127538
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3648 80/11/8 NR.PANAMA CITY,FL BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2067 TIME - 0615 N9115R PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1067 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: UNIVERSAL JOINTS,COUPLINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM REMARKS- T/R DRIVE COUPLING GREASE FITTING MISSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9115R
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.
Other investigations on N9115R · 6
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NTSB BFO95LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSidney, OHthe student pilot's abrupt touchdown while landing in a field. Related factors are the student pilot's failure to attain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.NTSB CHI77FEK01Accident · No injuriesClosedJohnstown, OHNTSB NYC72FID13Accident · 1 fatalClosedMillers Tavern, VANTSB FTW69F0392Accident · No injuriesClosedDenton, TXNTSB DIA68A0012Accident · No injuriesClosedCurrituck, NCNTSB MIA66A0027Accident · No injuriesClosedSligo, NC