- Date
- October 29, 1974
- Place
- Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N372FHHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741029036169A
- Case key
- 141073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3106 74/10/29 BRIDGEPORT,NJ HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2750 TIME - 1445 N372FH PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,NJ NEWARK,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR GR BOX ASSY P/N 24-25000-15 PITCH CHANGER BEARING RETAINER BOLT LOOSE.ASSY ROTATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N372FH
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.