Date: | Friday 3 February 1978 |
Time: | 17:15 |
Type: | Bell UH-1H |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | USA70-16 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Barranquitas -
Puerto Rico
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Lake Guaybal, PR |
Destination airport: | San Juan, PR |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT BAILED FROM U.S.ARMY BEING USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. ONE SERIOUS PAX INJURY.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA78DKA05 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 5 months |
Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43332&key=0 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Aug-2015 11:47 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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