NONE · EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH EC135T2 · 2023-09-13 · Fargo, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA23LA369
Event ID
20230913193059
Type
Accident
Date
2023-09-13
Location
Fargo, GA, USA
Coordinates
30.639, -82.6751
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Model
EC135T2
Registration
N273AM
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The separation of the outer span of a tail rotor blade during flight as a result of localized intergranular corrosion due to a diminished protective coating at a critical location on the tail rotor blade surface that, combined with cyclic loading, resulted in fatigue crack propagation initiated at a corrosion site.