NONE · Hughes MDL-369HS · 1997-09-12 · BRINKLEY, AR, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW97LA347
Event ID
20001208X08845
Type
Accident
Date
1997-09-12
Location
BRINKLEY, AR, USA
Coordinates
34.880519, -91.18016
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
MDL-369HS
Registration
N107CW
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The in flight collision of the tail rotor blade with an object that had a brass zipper on it, and the subsequent overload and failure of the tail rotor drive shaft. Factors were the object with the brass zipper on it and the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.