- Date
- February 21, 1978
- Place
- Genoa Peak, NV · GENOA PEAK, NV
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1360XBell 47G3B1
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780221026189A
- Case key
- 143461
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2215 78/2/21 GENOA PEAK,NV BELL 47G3B1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 16600 TIME - 1450 N1360X PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 12000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NV GENOA PEAK,NV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- MRB P/N 47-110-250-23,S/N TBX 1510,AIRFOIL COMPONENTS HAD SEPARATED FM THEIR BONDING ATTACHMENTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1360X
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1360XRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2012 · Bell 47G-3B-1Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1360X · 1
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