- Date
- March 20, 1972
- Place
- Fremont, IA · FREMONT, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N976BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0475 72/3/20 FREMONT,IOWA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 497 TIME - 0605 N976B PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OSKALOOSA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,IOWA LINCOLN,NEBR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR BLADE GRIP FAILED. BLADE SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N976B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oskaloosa
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