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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Robinson Helicopter R44 II · North Salt Lake, UT · December 2, 2014

Date
December 2, 2014 · 13:52 local
Place
North Salt Lake, UT
Airport
Bountiful Skypark
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3234U
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15FA051
Reported as
Robinson Helicopter R44 II
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total200 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

In flight break up of aircraft due to improperly installed hardware during track and balance maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

IN FLIGHT BREAK UP OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HARDWARE DURING TRACK AND BALANCE MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3234U · 1

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