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| Date: | Friday 3 February 1978 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | USA70-16 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barranquitas -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Lake Guaybal, PR |
| San Juan, PR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT BAILED FROM U.S.ARMY BEING USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. ONE SERIOUS PAX INJURY.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43332&key=0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2015 11:47 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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