MINR · SCHWEIZER 269C - UNDESIGNAT · 2015-08-23 · Mesa, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR15LA249
Event ID
20150824X75351
Type
Accident
Date
2015-08-23
Location
Mesa, AZ, USA
Coordinates
33.460834, -111.728332
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
SCHWEIZER
Model
269C - UNDESIGNAT
Registration
N315TV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The disbondment of a main rotor damper, which resulted in the degradation of its damping action and led to excessive main rotor vibrations and oscillations that caused substantial damage to the helicopter in flight and led to a hard landing.