1 fatal · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 · 2016-07-11 · Hickory, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16FA248
Event ID
20160711X32921
Type
Accident
Date
2016-07-11
Location
Hickory, KY, USA
Coordinates
36.882778, -88.678886
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
Model
407
Registration
N427TV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Company maintenance personnel's inappropriate removal without replacement of the safety wires on the collective lever pin screws during a recent maintenance inspection, which resulted in the screws backing out and led to a loss of collective control in flight.