# Accident 20090913017729A: Yatesw SAFARIHELICO, Cedar Park, TX, September 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2009, 13:40 local time
- Place: Cedar Park, TX
- Airport: Breakaway Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5208° N, 97.7764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5208&lon=-97.7764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555BB-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yates W/Lazar M SAFARI HELICOPTER (registry code 05610VI, https://openairdocs.org/model/yates-w-lazar-m-safari-helicopter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YATESW SAFARIHELICO
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 150 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA584) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913017729A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL TO LANDING ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX TO ALSO SEPARATE FROM THE HELICOPTER.  THE HELICOPTER LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN09CA584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA584), Sep 13, 2009: Yates W/Lazar M Safari Helicopter (N555BB), Cedar Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight separation of the tail rotor blades and the tail rotor gearbox for undetermined reasons.

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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