# Accident 20140921017829A: Brupbacher CB2000, Reserve, LA, September 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2014, 17:20 local time
- Place: Reserve, LA
- Airport: St John The Baptist Parish
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0690° N, 90.5593° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0690&lon=-90.5593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5002E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5002E-2018-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brupbacher Chris CB2000 (registry code 056143S, https://openairdocs.org/model/brupbacher-chris-cb2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru ALL MDLS A/B (registry code 59050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUPBACHER CB2000
- Reported engine: SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA508) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140921017829A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKE OFF AT APPROX. 200-300 FT. STARTED LEFT TURN OUT. PIECES STARTED FLYING OFF AND BLADES FOLDED UP. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER.

## 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 CEN14LA508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA508), Sep 21, 2014: Brupbacher Chris CB2000 (N5002E), Reserve, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this…

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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