ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359868
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| Date: | Wednesday 31 August 1994 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Joseph Brigham |
| Registration: | N204JB |
| MSN: | 63-13088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8502 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING T53-L-11D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carrabasset, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | , ME |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ENGAGED IN AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION POURING CONCRETE FROM BUCKETS FOR A NEW SKI LIFT WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' NOISE FOLLOWED BY A GROWLING NOISE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND LANDED HARD ON UPSLOPING TERRAIN, COLLAPSING THE LANDING SKID. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED FRACTURE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM INTERMEDIDATE GEAR BOX (42 DEGS).
Probable Cause: Fracture failure of the tail rotor drive intermediate gearbox.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO94LA159
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 2009 | N204JB | Private | 0 | Arvilla, North Dakota | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 15:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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