- Date
- October 25, 1973
- Place
- Waynesburg, PA · WAYNESBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8556FBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731025036439A
- Case key
- 188244
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3225 73/10/25 WAYNESBURG,PA BELL 47G-5 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2620 TIME - 1610 N8556F PX- 1 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1260 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TAIL BOOM SEPARATED AT STA 70.PRIOR DMG & REPAIRS TO AREA IN 1969.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8556F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8556FRegistration cancelled Jan 7, 2026 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8556F · 2
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