Aviation accident WPR13LA358

Name: aviation accident: BELL 206B near Chualar (2013-08-04)
Start: 2013-08-04
Location: Chualar, CA, USA

MINR · BELL 206B · 2013-08-04 · Chualar, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR13LA358
Event ID: 20130804X74727
Type: Accident
Date: 2013-08-04
Location: Chualar, CA, USA
Coordinates: 36.537498, -121.541664

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: BELL
Model: 206B
Registration: N90146
FAR Part: 137
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel's failure to properly tighten the bolts securing the main driveshaft to the transmission, which resulted in fatigue failure of the bolts and disconnection of the driveshaft during low-altitude flight.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown