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Aviation accident ERA13TA261

NONE · BELL 407 · 2013-05-31 · Columbia, MD, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA13TA261
Event ID
20130531X95830
Type
Accident
Date
2013-05-31
Location
Columbia, MD, USA
Coordinates
39.21611, -76.871109

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
4
Total aboard
4

Aircraft

Make
BELL
Model
407
Registration
N407HC
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The short circuit failure of a tantalum capacitor, internal to the engine’s electronic control unit, resulting in an uncommanded shutdown of the engine in flight.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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