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Aviation accident GAA19CA531
NONE · Robinson R44 · 2019-09-06 · Nuiqsut, AK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA19CA531- Event ID
20190909X84531- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2019-09-06
- Location
- Nuiqsut, AK, USA
- Coordinates
- 63.88861, -160.799163
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Robinson
- Model
- R44
- Registration
- N447PA
- FAR Part
- 133
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to land downwind from unsecured debris, which resulted in the helicopter’s main rotor disk ingesting foreign objects.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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