NONE · McDonnell Douglas 369E · 2006-11-22 · Lyons, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA07LA022
Event ID
20061231X01857
Type
Accident
Date
2006-11-22
Location
Lyons, OR, USA
Coordinates
44.818611, -122.593887
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
McDonnell Douglas
Model
369E
Registration
N1611W
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A severing of the helicopter's cyclic and collective rods by one of the load lifting slings following the failure of the other sling. A contributing factor was the hard landing due to the fact that an autorotation was not possible.