Accident Brantly Helicopter B-2B N2264U,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369936
 
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Date:Thursday 25 August 1988
Time:13:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BRB2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Brantly Helicopter B-2B
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2264U
MSN: 426
Total airframe hrs:2983 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING VIO-360-A1A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Sallisaw, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(2M3)
Destination airport:(2M3)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
ACFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND ROLLED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL IN A HOVER. PLT DELAYED CUTTING THE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO CLEAR A DITCH. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT COUPLING RETAINING SCREW HAD SEPARATED. THE SEPARATION ALLOWED A DISCONNECT IN THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR DRIVE. THE REASON FOR THE SCREW FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. ACFT HAD JUST BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE REPAIRS FOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED IN A PREVIOUS HARD LANDING.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW88LA152
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB FTW88LA152

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