- Date
- September 20, 1981
- Place
- Iowa City, IA · IOWA CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N352RMAerospatle AS350D
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810920065209A
- Case key
- 123757
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2199 81/9/20 IOWA CITY,IA AEROSPATLE AS350D CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2133 TIME - 0057 N352RM PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - U OF IOWA HELIPAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLINE,IL IOWA CITY,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- WASHERS ON FLEXIBLE COUPLING BTN HYD PUMP PULLEY & ENG MAIN GEAR BOX SHAFT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N352RM
- Reported as
- Aerospatle AS350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- U Of Iowa Helipad
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.