1 fatal · Garlick HH-1K · 2000-06-29 · LIVE OAK, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00LA245
Event ID
20001212X21281
Type
Accident
Date
2000-06-29
Location
LIVE OAK, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.230495, -121.779983
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Garlick
Model
HH-1K
Registration
N896RP
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inadequate lubrication of the tail rotor drive shaft coupling by unknown maintenance personnel that resulted in the in-flight failure and separation of the helicopter's tail boom.