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Aviation accident CEN12LA525

NONE · BELL 214ST · 2012-08-07 · Avalon, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN12LA525
Event ID
20120807X35254
Type
Accident
Date
2012-08-07
Location
Avalon, TX, USA
Coordinates
32.273887, -96.76583

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
BELL
Model
214ST
Registration
N409SB
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the retaining nut and install the cotter pin that secured the helicopter’s tail rotor counterweight bellcrank. Contributing to the accident was the lack of detailed maintenance records that documented previous maintenance actions.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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