Aviation accident SEA07TA212

Name: aviation accident: Hughes 369D near Omak (2007-07-22)
Start: 2007-07-22
Location: Omak, WA, USA

NONE · Hughes 369D · 2007-07-22 · Omak, WA, USA

Event

NTSB number: SEA07TA212
Event ID: 20070808X01149
Type: Accident
Date: 2007-07-22
Location: Omak, WA, USA
Coordinates: 48.291942, -119.503051

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Hughes
Model: 369D
Registration: N69PF
FAR Part: PUBU
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the surface of a pond that he was using as a water bucket refill site, which resulted in a tail rotor strike to the water's surface and a torsional overload failure of the tail rotor drive shaft.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown