NONE · SIKORSKY S-58JT · 2012-08-01 · Middletown, DE, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12LA493
Event ID
20120802X94619
Type
Accident
Date
2012-08-01
Location
Middletown, DE, USA
Coordinates
39.442222, -75.731391
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SIKORSKY
Model
S-58JT
Registration
N126GW
FAR Part
133
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to recognize that the helicopter was experiencing tail rotor dynamic instability and to take immediate corrective actions during an external load lift, which resulted in the failure of a tail rotor blade.