# Incident 19960408039229I: Doug MD900, Ruffsdale, PA, April 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ruffsdale, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1751° N, 79.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruffs Dale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1751&lon=-79.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9213P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9213P-1999-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter MD 900 (registry code 3027375, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-md-900) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD900
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,444 total, 240 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960408039229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 8, 1996 AT 1330 HOURS, THE CREW OF N9213P, AN MD-900 HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LOWER DRIVE LINK ATTACHING BOLT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING AUTO ROTATION INSTRUCTION. PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND WAS LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE IN A FIELD. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS CASE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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