- Date
- February 1, 1975
- Place
- Milford, CT · MILFORD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4726RBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19750201006409A
- Case key
- 79422
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0335 75/2/1 MILFORD,CT BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0955 N4726R PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 27, 2724 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 272 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDEN CITY,NY NEW HAVEN,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- FATIQUE PROPAGATION THRU LOWER M/R PITCH CHG MECH CLEVIS,P/N 206-010-340-3.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4726R
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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