- Date
- November 21, 1973
- Place
- North Bergen, NJ · NORTH BERGEN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5946XBrantly B-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731121038679A
- Case key
- 187969
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3668 73/11/21 NORTH BERGEN,NJ BRANTLY B-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 11953 TIME - 1345 N5946X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY NORTH BERGEN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- VERT DRIVE P/N 249-10 FAILED AT BOLT HOLES 1 IN FM UPR END OF SHAFT.UPR GR BOX ASSEM REPLACED 6/68
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5946X
- Reported as
- Brantly B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5946X · 1
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