- Date
- July 10, 1967
- Place
- Fairfield, MT · FAIRFIELD, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8414EBell 47G-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115929
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0816 67/7/10 FAIRFIELD,MONT BELL 47G-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 13000 TIME - 0720 N8414E PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FAILURE OF MAIN TRANSMISSION SHEAR SCREWS,P/N47-620-485-7,DUE TO OVERLOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8414E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairfield
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Other investigations on N8414E · 2
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