2 fatal · BRUPBACHER CHRIS CB2000 · 2014-09-21 · Reserve, LA, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN14LA508
Event ID
20140921X20045
Type
Accident
Date
2014-09-21
Location
Reserve, LA, USA
Coordinates
30.069013, -90.559272
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BRUPBACHER CHRIS
Model
CB2000
Registration
N5002E
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this allowed the pusher propeller to strike and sever the tail.