Aviation accident WPR14LA253

Name: aviation accident: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 500N near Santa Monica (2014-04-18)
Start: 2014-04-18
Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA

NONE · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 500N · 2014-04-18 · Santa Monica, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR14LA253
Event ID: 20140619X75837
Type: Accident
Date: 2014-04-18
Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Coordinates: 34.016109, -118.451385

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER
Model: 500N
Registration: N522GS
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The fracture of the right aft landing gear strut due to undetected fatigue cracking in an inboard rivet hole.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown