# NTSB Accident IAD96LA094
> **Rotorway EXEC 152** · 1996-06-10 · GRETNA, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD96LA094
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-10
- **Location:** GRETNA, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.950992, -79.360832
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rotorway
- **Model:** EXEC 152
- **Registration:** N7182Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the bearing assembly shaft insert inside the main rotor shaft.  Related factors are the jammed rotorcraft flight control which restricted the pilot's ability to control the helicopter and resulted in a hard touchdown.

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