- Date
- September 3, 1972
- Place
- Jacksonville, OR · JACKSONVILLE, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2853JKaman H-43A
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4134 72/9/3 JACKSONVILLE,OREG KAMAN H-43A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4550 TIME - 1349 N2853J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDFORD,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AZIMUTH-TO-HUB ROD END,DRIVE SHAFTS FAILED DUE TO TENSILE OVERLOAD FOR UNDET REASONS.BLADE(S) SEPD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2853J
- Reported as
- Kaman H-43A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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