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NTSB accident investigation · Soloy 12EJ3 · Baudette, MN · January 29, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 29, 1980
Place
Baudette, MN · BAUDETTE, MN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N156HASoloy 12EJ3
Status
Completed · report September 29, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800129002059A
Case key
131542

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1884  80/1/29  NR.BAUDETTE,MN        SOLOY 12EJ3         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2127
        TIME - 1000                    N156HA              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAUDETTE,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SOLOY CONVERSION TO HILLER.FAILURE OF A BEARING IN QUILL SHAFT ASSY,P/N 560-2312.

Aircraft

Registration
N156HA
Reported as
Soloy 12EJ3
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

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