- Date
- February 15, 1975
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90704Sud Avn SA341G
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750215003429A
- Case key
- 147982
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0315 75/2/15 SAN JOSE,CA SUD AVN SA341G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1806 N90704 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 2797 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 72 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JOSE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JOSE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TRANS COWLING RUBBED AGAINST T/R INCLINE SHAFT,RESULTING IN EVENTUAL FATIGUE FAILURE OF SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90704
- Reported as
- Sud Avn SA341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Jose Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.