Fatal aviation accident: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER LLC AS 350 B3 near Tucson (2010-07-28)
type: AccidentReport
start date: 2010-07-28
location: Tucson, AZ, USA
  type: Place
  geo: GeoCoordinates
    latitude: 32.256111
    longitude: -110.956665
description: Probable cause: The repair station technician did not properly install the fuel inlet union during reassembly of the engine; the operator’s maintenance personnel did not adequately inspect the technician's work; and the pilot who performed the post maintenance check flight did not follow the helicopter manufacturer's procedures. Also causal were the lack of requirements by the Federal Aviation Administration, the operator, and the repair station for an independent inspection of the work performed by the technician. A contributing factor was the inadequate oversight of the repair station by the Federal Aviation Administration, which resulted in the repair station performing recurring maintenance at the operator’s facilities without authorization.
death toll: 3
citation: DigitalDocument
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
source organization: US National Transportation Safety Board
publisher: AI Analytics

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property ID: NTSB Case Number
value: WPR10FA371

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