What was found
IN FLIGHT BREAK UP. HELICOPTER CRASHED KILLED 2 HUMANS. NO REACTION TIME TO LAND SAFELY, PILOT WAS EJECTED OUT OF SEAT BY BLADE KILLED INSTANTLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2006
- Submitted
- May 7, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blades
- Part number
- C0165
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 5 hours, 1 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- B, E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.