Aviation accident MIA96LA166

Name: aviation accident: Bell UH-1B near LORIDA (1996-06-28)
Start: 1996-06-28
Location: LORIDA, FL, USA

MINR · Bell UH-1B · 1996-06-28 · LORIDA, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: MIA96LA166
Event ID: 20001208X06071
Type: Accident
Date: 1996-06-28
Location: LORIDA, FL, USA
Coordinates: 27.340953, -81.190452

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: UH-1B
Registration: N9846F
FAR Part: 137
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

failure of company maintenance personnel to properly torque the tail rotor 90 degree gear box mounting bolts during installation, which resulted in failure of the mounting studs due to bending fatigue and subsequent separation of the gearbox.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown