Aviation accident ERA16LA030

Name: aviation accident: HUGHES 369D near Marion (2015-10-30)
Start: 2015-10-30
Location: Marion, SC, USA

NONE · HUGHES 369D · 2015-10-30 · Marion, SC, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA16LA030
Event ID: 20151102X41519
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-10-30
Location: Marion, SC, USA
Coordinates: 34.267501, -79.354721

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: HUGHES
Model: 369D
Registration: N920JP
FAR Part: 133
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A momentary jam in the tail rotor control system from an undetermined source, resulting in a torsional fracture of the tail rotor control torque tube and a loss of helicopter control.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown