- Date
- January 14, 1966
- Place
- East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8433EBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174512
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0291 66/1/14 EAST BOSTON MASS BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2167 TIME - 0945 N8433E PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LANDED ON PAVED RAMP.TR BLADE SERIAL NO.A3-16643 FAILD INSIDE GRIP FITTING IN STRESS RELIEF FILLET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8433E
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Logan Intl
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