N6597D
Bell 47G
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- May 15, 1983Accident
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER A TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. THE PLT LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THE METALLURGIST REPORT OF EXAMINATION AND DISCOVERY OF FATIGUE FRACTURE AFTER THE ACCIDENT IS A PART OF THE FACTUAL REPORT. THE SHAFT THAT FAILED IS P/N 47644179-9.