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Aviation accident FTW04LA111

MINR · Brantly Helicopter B-2B · 2004-04-21 · Holliday, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
FTW04LA111
Event ID
20040428X00528
Type
Accident
Date
2004-04-21
Location
Holliday, TX, USA
Coordinates
33.856666, -98.487503

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Brantly Helicopter
Model
B-2B
Registration
N9030Z
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The failure of the upper tail rotor shaft due to excessive misalignment after two hard landings. Also causal was the manufacturer's failure to provide specific maintenance procedures for checking the alignment of the upper tail rotor shaft.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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