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Aviation accident CEN17LA174

NONE · BELL 407 · 2017-05-02 · Venice, LA, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN17LA174
Event ID
20170503X65443
Type
Accident
Date
2017-05-02
Location
Venice, LA, USA
Coordinates
29.309999, -89.298057

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
6
Total aboard
6

Aircraft

Make
BELL
Model
407
Registration
N457PH
FAR Part
135
Engines
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

An in-flight separation of the tip block from the tail rotor blade due to an inadequate blade repair, which resulted in a rotor imbalance sufficient to crack the gearbox attachment studs and gearbox support assembly, and inadequate postrepair test procedures, which failed to detect the inadequate adhesive bonding.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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