20050504010229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skrsky S-70A · Calabasas, CA · May 4, 2005

Date: May 4, 2005 · 11:45 local
Place: Calabasas, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: JLBM
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N160LA
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05TA156
Reported as: Skrsky S70A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total250 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N160LARegistered now · Sikorsky S-70AS/N 702453 Airframe modelSikorsky S-70A

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What happened

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(-23) A Sikorsky S-70A, N160LA, encountered a vibration after the APU door struck a main rotor blade inflight near Calabasas, California. The helicopter departed the county's facility in pacoima destined for a private helicopter pad in malibu, California.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A SIKORSKY S-70A, N160LA, ENCOUNTERED A VIBRATION AFTER THE APU DOOR STRUCK A MAIN ROTOR BLADE INFLIGHT NEAR CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA. THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED THE COUNTY'S FACILITY IN PACOIMA DESTINED FOR A PRIVATE HELICOPTER PAD IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX05TA156Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCalabasas, CAfatigue of the forward keeper due to known flaws in the manufacturing process.May 4, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N160LA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20040830027049INormal Cruise · Los Angeles, CA(-23) On August 30, 2004, approximately 1240 pacific daylight time, a Sikorsky S-70A twin-engine helicopter, N160LA, experienced an uncontained number 2 engine failure upon reaching cruise flight. The helicopter landed uneventfully with minor damage at the…Aug 30, 2004 · Minor damage