- Date
- January 10, 1969
- Place
- Astoria, NY · ASTORIA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N710KBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2610 69/1/10 ASTORIA,NY BELL 47G-2 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 7824 TIME - 1727 N710K PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 1387 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASTORIA,NY ASTORIA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- T/R PITCH CHANGE ROD BEARINGS FAILED DUE TO OVER TORQUED DELTA HINGE BOLT.CRASHED INTO APT BLDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N710K
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- La Guardia
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