NONE · EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB-BK 117 C-2 · 2024-03-07 · West Lafayette, IN, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN24LA128
Event ID
20240307193891
Type
Accident
Date
2024-03-07
Location
West Lafayette, IN, USA
Coordinates
40.415397, -86.930936
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Model
MBB-BK 117 C-2
Registration
N191LL
FAR Part
135
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the tail rotor pitch change slider attachment hardware (T-bolt), which led to the disconnection of the pitch change slider, a loss of tail rotor control, and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to complete a maintenance discrepancy entry on the work order for the removal of the T-bolt.