- Date
- June 26, 1972
- Place
- New Cumberland, PA · NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N25BBBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0924 72/6/26 NEW CUMBERLAND,PA BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1305 N25BB PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC 45, 9464 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1063 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEW CUMBERLAND,PA NEW CUMBERLAND,PA HARRISBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR RETENTION STRAP FITTING PN206-010-155.7 FAILED,CAUSE UNDETERMINED.BLADE NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25BB
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Capital City
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.