Bell 206L-1 N77AR
3 October 1984 · Reinholds, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1984 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N77AR was involved in an accident near Reinholds, Pennsylvania, 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 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reinholds, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N77AR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lancaster → Reading
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA001
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
PLT FELT VIBRATION IN ANTI-TORQUE PEDALS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF LOUD BANGS COMING FROM THE TAIL SECTION. PLT INITIATED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DURING WHICH TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. DURING THE 'POWER OFF' RUN ON LANDING MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE TAIL BOOM. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY DISCLOSED THE SECOND TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SEGMENT FAILED AFTER ONE BOLT FROM THE REAR THOMAS COUPLER DISCONNECTED. EXAMINATION OF THE BOLT HOLES REVEALED THREAD IMPRINTS. THE BOLT AND NUT WERE NOT FOUND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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