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Aviation accident LAX03LA236
NONE · Bell 47G-2A · 2003-07-20 · Porterville, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX03LA236- Event ID
20040915X01431- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2003-07-20
- Location
- Porterville, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.131668, -119.214996
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Bell
- Model
- 47G-2A
- Registration
- N4774S
- FAR Part
- 137
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- NDRK
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
Fatigue-induced failure of bolts in the helicopter's rotor drive flange, which resulted in a total loss of torque to the rotor drive shaft.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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