Texas Heli M74 N38105
5 July 1981 · Blythe, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1981 at about 02:30 local time, a Texas Heli M74 registered N38105 was involved in an accident during in flight near Blythe, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blythe, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Texas Heli M74
- Registration
- N38105
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3499
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
TAIL ROTOR DRIVE GEAR, P/N 47-620-568-1, FAILED.LOCTITE FD ON BEARINGS, NOT ICW MAINT & OVRHL PROCS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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