19880409012419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Agusta A109 · Sioux Falls, SD · April 9, 1988

Date
April 9, 1988 · 12:15 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Airport
Joe Foss Field
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DYRA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33SV
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA094
Reported as
Agusta A109
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,615 total120 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing for refueling loud snap and loss of tail rotor caused crash landing. Drive shaft broke on bearing siezure.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING FOR REFUELING LOUD SNAP AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CAUSED CRASH LANDING. DRIVE SHAFT BROKE ON BEARING SIEZURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.