- Date
- July 26, 1970
- Place
- Layton, NJ · LAYTON, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N10061Knudson C JR
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0920 70/7/26 LAYTON,NJ KNUDSON C JR CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 84 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N10061 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAYTON,NJ LAYTON,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED HARD LANDING UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- JACKSHAFT FROM OUTPUT OF TRANSMISSION TO T/R DRIVG SHAFT FAILED.PLT SUFFERED AMNESIA.NO WITNESSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10061
- Reported as
- Knudson C JR
- Category
- Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N10061Registration cancelled Nov 30, 1971 · Knudsen Commuter JR HI-AAirframe modelKnudsen Commuter JR HI-A
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