Aviation incident CHI03IA293

Name: aviation incident: Bell 230 near Wilmington (2003-08-20)
Start: 2003-08-20
Location: Wilmington, IL, USA

NONE · Bell 230 · 2003-08-20 · Wilmington, IL, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI03IA293
Event ID: 20030908X01481
Type: Incident
Date: 2003-08-20
Location: Wilmington, IL, USA
Coordinates: 41.171943, -88.267219

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 230
Registration: N880SF
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: MINR

Conditions

Light: DUSK
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The material defect during the manufacture of the tail rotor counterweight bellcrank and the bellcrank's subsequent failure due to a fatigue fracture.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown