# Accident 20050903020089A: SAFARI, Trona, CA, September 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Trona, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6667° N, 117.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6667&lon=-117.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912TT-2005-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Goodlett Gilbert O GOODLETT SAFARI (registry code 05612P4, https://openairdocs.org/model/goodlett-gilbert-o-goodlett-safari) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAFARI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 117 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050903020089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PUSH-PULL TUBE FAILED BETWEEN THE COLLECTIVE-CYCLIC MIXING ASSEMBLY AND THE STATIONARY SWASHPLATE, WHICH CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA288), Sep 3, 2005: Goodlett Safari (N912TT), Trona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight fatigue failure of a control system connecting rod, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.

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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