Aviation accident ERA21FA317

2 fatal · ROTORWAY Exec 162F · 2021-08-07 · Argyle, NY, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA21FA317
Event ID: 20210808103652
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-08-07
Location: Argyle, NY, USA
Coordinates: 43.210144, -73.506795

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: ROTORWAY
Model: Exec 162F
Registration: N162KJ
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s abrupt control inputs, which resulted in a lowG condition, main rotor mast bumping, and the subsequent severing of the tail boom by a main rotor blade.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown