NONE · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · 2015-09-19 · Fort Glenn, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC15LA073
Event ID
20150922X33847
Type
Accident
Date
2015-09-19
Location
Fort Glenn, AK, USA
Coordinates
53.166667, -168.383331
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model
R44
Registration
N7162R
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The separation of the tail rotor gearbox from the tailboom attachment point due to overstress loads imposed by a tail rotor blade imbalance as the result of impact with an undetermined object during low-level flight operations.