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Aviation accident GAA15CA181

NONE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · 2015-07-13 · Caldwell, ID, USA

Event

NTSB number
GAA15CA181
Event ID
20150714X35046
Type
Accident
Date
2015-07-13
Location
Caldwell, ID, USA
Coordinates
43.642223, -116.636108

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model
R22 BETA
Registration
N184SH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Abnormal ground contact during a 180 degree autorotation, resulting in a severed tail rotor driveshaft by a main rotor blade. A factor contributing to the accident was the rotor blowback condition due to the aft tilting of the main rotor disk.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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