- Date
- June 10, 1965
- Place
- East Syracuse, NY · EAST SYRACUSE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73996Bell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0745 65/6/10 EAST SYRACUSE NY BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1705 N73996 PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 30, 3181 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBELLO HELIPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCFT-MAIN ROTOR DRIVE FLANGE SCREWS FAILED. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73996
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timbello Heliport