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Aviation accident ERA20FA074

2 fatal · ROBINSON R66 · 2020-01-10 · Mechanicsburg, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA20FA074
Event ID
20200109X20857
Type
Accident
Date
2020-01-10
Location
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.227779, -77.020278

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
ROBINSON
Model
R66
Registration
N450MC
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NITE
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

A severe left roll excursion after the onset of pitch and roll oscillations, which were not arrested by the pilot for undetermined reasons. This resulted in main rotor blade contact with the airframe and a subsequent inflight breakup of the helicopter.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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