NONE · EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4 · 2007-07-07 · New York, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA07FA116
Event ID
20070717X00949
Type
Accident
Date
2007-07-07
Location
New York, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.785831, -73.991668
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
EC 130 B4
Registration
N453AE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The fatigue fracture and in-flight separation of a 20-inch section of the blue composite main rotor blade trailing edge, aft of the spar, due to inadequate manufacture, and the manufacturer’s subsequent failure to detect an out-of-specification deviation in the rotor blade’s trailing edge roving.