20161101022659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell OH-58C · Cameron, NC · November 1, 2016

Date: November 1, 2016 · 11:31 local
Place: Cameron, NC
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NDBG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N139RD
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA032
Reported as: Bell OH-58C
Reported engine: Allison T63 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,170 total

N139RDRegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Bell OH-58CS/N 71-20396 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBell OH-58C Engine modelAllison T63 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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On 11/1/2016, . The aircraft had just refueled from a tanker-truck platform when a mechanical malfunction had occurred. The tail-boom of the aircraft broke off and made contact with the main rotor. The aircraft torqued to the left and made impact with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/1/2016, . THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST REFUELED FROM A TANKER-TRUCK PLATFORM WHEN A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION HAD OCCURRED. THE TAIL-BOOM OF THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OFF AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR. THE AIRCRAFT TORQUED TO THE LEFT AND MADE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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 ERA17LA032Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron, NCAn in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor blade known to be susceptible to fatigue cracks and the…Nov 1, 2016 · Substantial damage