- Date
- December 13, 1967
- Place
- Hanalei, HI · HANALEI, HI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8501FBell 47J-2A
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1121 67/12/13 HANALEI,HAWAII BELL 47J-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2200 TIME - 1736 N8501F PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANALEI PLANTATON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MANUFACTURING DEFECT,LACK OF BONDING MATERIAL BETWEEN SHELL AND GRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8501F
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hanalei Plantaton