NONE · Hughes OH-6A · 1999-07-29 · Aguadilla, PR, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA99TA206
Event ID
20040218X00198
Type
Accident
Date
1999-07-29
Location
Aguadilla, PR, USA
Coordinates
18.429414, -67.149688
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Hughes
Model
OH-6A
Registration
N66377
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An unidentified foreign object passing through the oil cooler blower assembly resulting in fracture and seizure of the oil cooler blower, and slowing of the main transmission and main rotor, which resulted in the pilot being unable to arrest the descent during an autorotative landing.