Alouette III N6874
8 August 1972 · Greybull, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1972 at about 11:30 local time, a Alouette III registered N6874 was involved in an accident during in flight near Greybull, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greybull, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Alouette III
- Registration
- N6874
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cody, Wyo → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1246
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
MAIN DRIVE SHAFT FAILED DUE TO FAULTY MACHINING.SHAFT SEPARATED, WENT THRU ROTOR HEAD ASSY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Alouette III accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 1973 | Alouette III | Clarkston, Washington, United States | Grand Canyon H | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1974 | Alouette III | East Dayton, Nevada, United States | Lear Avia Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1975 | Alouette III | Furnace Creek, California, United States | Interwest Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1975 | Alouette III | Avery, California, United States | Rogers Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1968 | Alouette III | Azuza, California, United States | Western Helico | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |