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Aviation accident MIA01FA006

1 fatal · Aerospatiale AS-355-F2 · 2000-10-17 · BURLINGTON, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number
MIA01FA006
Event ID
20001212X22206
Type
Accident
Date
2000-10-17
Location
BURLINGTON, NC, USA
Coordinates
36.079524, -79.440948

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
Aerospatiale
Model
AS-355-F2
Registration
N355DU
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NBRT
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The mechanics failure to comply with manufacturers instructions for correction of a illuminated main rotor gearbox oil pressure warning light resulting in the helicopter being dispatched on a ferry flight with a failed main rotor gearbox oil pump, failure of the main rotor gearbox combining gearbox gears due to oil starvation, loss of main rotor RPM, and the helicopter colliding with trees and the ground during an uncontrolled descent.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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