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| Date: | Sunday 3 January 1988 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Lonnie Reid |
| Registration: | N175K |
| MSN: | 56 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8239 hours |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6V335-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fontana, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Chino, CA (KCNO) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ACFT BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED SPINNING DESCENT TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. A TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE TAIL ROTOR. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE TAIL ROTOR YOKE REVEALED THAT THE YOKE FAILED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.
Probable Cause: NONE SUBMITTED
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88LA080
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 10:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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