Aviation accident CEN19LA174

Name: aviation accident: Robinson R44 near Key West (2019-06-17)
Start: 2019-06-17
Location: Key West, FL, USA

NONE · Robinson R44 · 2019-06-17 · Key West, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN19LA174
Event ID: 20190619X91904
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-06-17
Location: Key West, FL, USA
Coordinates: 24.551666, -81.764442

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 3
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Robinson
Model: R44
Registration: N1241W
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure the right-side tail boom mounting bolts which resulted in the failure of the bolts and an inflight separation of the tail rotor.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown