ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374028
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| Date: | Monday 20 October 1986 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2204Z |
| MSN: | 3516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2395 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nashville, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nashville, TN (KJWN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS IN A DESCENT TOWARD A BUILDING IN A DOWNTOWN AREA WHICH HE WANTED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF. AT ABOUT 1700 FT AGL HE REPORTED THE HELICOPTER JERKED HARD AND YAWED TO THE LEFT. HE INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION AND DURING THE DESCENT TO THE SELECTED LANDING SITE HE HAD TO BLEED OFF ROTOR RPM TO CLEAR WIRES ACROSS THE APCH PATH. A HARD LANDING RESULTED IN A STREET INTERSECTION. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT FORWARD SPLINES WERE SEVERELY WORN. THE FORWARD END OF THE GEARSHAFT WAS FRACTURED. THE FRACTURE HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE SHAFT SPLINE TEETH. THE OIL DELIVERY TUBE FOR THE FORWARD SPLINE LUBRICATION DID NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87FA009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 20:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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