Bell 47J-2 N73902
9 December 1965 · Refugio Tex, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 December 1965 at about 14:45 local time, a Bell 47J-2 registered N73902 was involved in an accident during in flight near Refugio Tex, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Refugio Tex, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 47J-2
- Registration
- N73902
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FATIGUE FAILURE, T/R PINION SHAFT.HERDING CATTLE.ROTORCFT-IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED PINION SHAFT & GEAR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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