NONE · EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB BK 117 C-2 · 2016-04-26 · Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16LA265
Event ID
20160723X95223
Type
Accident
Date
2016-04-26
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.461944, -79.944725
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Model
MBB BK 117 C-2
Registration
N145HN
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the left vertical fin cowling during recent maintenance, which resulted in its separation and subsequent contact with the tail rotor system during flight.