aviation accident: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA near Ellington (2013-01-17)
type: Event
start date: 2013-01-17
location: Ellington, CT, USA
  type: Place
  geo: GeoCoordinates
    latitude: 41.917778
    longitude: -72.45111
description: Probable cause: The separation of the collective push-pull tube and jackshaft assembly, which resulted in the total loss of helicopter control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision of maintenance personnel by the operator during overhaul, which resulted in inadequate tightening force applied to the collective jackshaft attachment hardware, and the failure of maintenance personnel to detect the loose hardware during subsequent inspections.
injured count: 1
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: ERA13LA116

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