- Date
- August 13, 1976
- Place
- Branson, MO · BRANSON, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1192WBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760813032729A
- Case key
- 155720
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3023 76/8/13 BRANSON,MO BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1937 TIME - 1040 N1192W PX- 2 2 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1450 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OZARK HELIPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRANSON,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SIGHT SEEING FLT-TAIL ROTOR PINION GEAR FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1192W
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ozark Heliport
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Other investigations on N1192W · 1
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