- Date
- July 7, 1973
- Place
- Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N964BBell 47D
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730707021089A
- Case key
- 188946
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2998 73/7/7 ANACORTES,WASH BELL 47D CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N964B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 24, 1875 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 114 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAYVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURLINGTON,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS REMARKS- FATIGUE-T/R BLADE YOKE P/N 47-641-057-9.PLT MAINTAINED CONTROL 2 MIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N964B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bayview
N964BRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N964B · 1
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