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Aviation incident ENG23LA045

· BELL 407 · 2023-09-21 · Linden, NJ, USA

Event

NTSB number
ENG23LA045
Event ID
20240117193675
Type
Incident
Date
2023-09-21
Location
Linden, NJ, USA
Coordinates
40.616379, -74.242562

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make
BELL
Model
407
Registration
N406TD
FAR Part
UNK
Engines
Damage

Conditions

Light
NR
Weather
Unk

Probable cause

The fracture of the upper-left tail boom attachment bolt due to abnormal loading of the bolt caused by a gap and misalignment between the upper-left longeron and the tail boom. Contributing to this incident was the lack of a check to verify the absence of gaps or misalignments at the conclusion of installation for the upper-left longeron.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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