Bell 206B N14824
18 February 1977 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1977 at about 11:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N14824, operated by Atlanta Vertol, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N14824
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Atlanta Vertol
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0710
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
DURING INITIAL STAGE OF FLIGHT FROM HOVER THE MAIN ROTOR TRUNNION SEPARATED, MAIN ROTOR SYS FAILED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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