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Aviation incident ERA09IA499

NONE · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E · 2008-09-29 · Allentown, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA09IA499
Event ID
20090904X13841
Type
Incident
Date
2008-09-29
Location
Allentown, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.721389, -75.34111

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER
Model
369E
Registration
N801SB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
MINR

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The fatigue failure of a blade in the second-stage turbine wheel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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