# NTSB Accident WPR09LA253
> **GAUCHAT SAFARI** · 2009-05-22 · Rock Springs, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA253
- **Event ID:** 20090522X74730
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-05-22
- **Location:** Rock Springs, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.042499, -112.149444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GAUCHAT
- **Model:** SAFARI
- **Registration:** N147MD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The separation of the main rotor head during cruise flight as a result of cyclic fatigue of the main rotor head spindle. The fatigue crack was due to an inadequate manufacturing process.

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