N49DA - 1960 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

B47J

1960

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1960

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Rotorcraft

ICAO Type Code

B47J47J Ranger

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

PIGEON FORGE HELICOPTERS INC

Address

8275 HUNTER HALT COURT

City

DAYTON

State / Zip Code

Ohio45424

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51407013

Mode S Code (Hex)

A60E0B

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Nov 1, 1990	ATL91FA013	Destroyed	Serious	THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE HELICOPTER, ALLOWING A TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BEARING TO EXCEED WEAR LIMITS. THIS RESULTED IN HIGH LOADS ON THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE RESULTING FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

Nov 1, 1990ATL91FA013

Destroyed

Serious

THE ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OF THE HELICOPTER, ALLOWING A TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT BEARING TO EXCEED WEAR LIMITS. THIS RESULTED IN HIGH LOADS ON THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE RESULTING FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT.

Additional Details

Registration

N49DA

Serial Number

1825

Number of Engines

—

Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC