NONE · EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 · 2010-01-18 · New York, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA10LA118
Event ID
20100118X13843
Type
Accident
Date
2010-01-18
Location
New York, NY, USA
Coordinates
40.754444, -74.006942
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER
Model
AS 350 B2
Registration
N696BH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure one tail rotor pitch change link to its respective tail rotor blade resulting in an in-flight separation of the link from the blade. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an adequate post-maintenance inspection procedure.