MINR · BELL OH 58C · 2016-11-01 · Cameron, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA17LA032
Event ID
20161101X35334
Type
Accident
Date
2016-11-01
Location
Cameron, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.350833, -79.295829
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BELL
Model
OH 58C
Registration
N139RD
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor blade known to be susceptible to fatigue cracks and the accident helicopter type certificate holder’s lack of information of an existing inspection published by another restricted-category type certificate holder of the same model helicopter.