- Date
- January 16, 1981
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86NRAgusta A109-A
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810116000549A
- Case key
- 79341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0832 81/1/16 PITTSBURGH,PA AGUSTA A109-A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0800 N86NR PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 43, 11708 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 125 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURGH,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- #7 HANGER BEARING FAILED.PLT DID NOT CLOSE THROTTLES.BEARING CVRS NOT RQRD TO BE REMVD FOR INSPTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86NR
- Reported as
- Agusta A109-A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N86NR · 1
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