West Windsor, USA
Helicopter Accident, 2012
West Windsor, USA
On September 15, 2012, about 1200 eastern daylight time, an Aerospatiale AS 355F1, N58020, operated by Analar Corporation, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following an in-flight separation near West Windsor, New Jersey.
The NTSB report describes following situation:
“During cruise flight, witnesses on the ground reported hearing a grinding or popping noise, which was followed by the separation of the yellow main rotor blade.”
The NTSB determines the probable cause to be:
“The disconnection of the upper rod end from the fore/aft servo due to severely worn threads, which resulted in a loss of control and separation of the main rotor blade during cruise flight.”
The iwi reconstruction resulted a flightpath corresponding with the provided radar-data of the helicopter. This was reconstructed based on three witness interviews. In addition, the observation from one of the witnesses, that the helicopter lost one of its main-rotor blades, could be confirmed, as some rotor debris were found 780 feet away from the main wreckage.
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85046
The NTSB report describes following situation:
“During cruise flight, witnesses on the ground reported hearing a grinding or popping noise, which was followed by the separation of the yellow main rotor blade.”
The NTSB determines the probable cause to be:
“The disconnection of the upper rod end from the fore/aft servo due to severely worn threads, which resulted in a loss of control and separation of the main rotor blade during cruise flight.”
The iwi reconstruction resulted a flightpath corresponding with the provided radar-data of the helicopter. This was reconstructed based on three witness interviews. In addition, the observation from one of the witnesses, that the helicopter lost one of its main-rotor blades, could be confirmed, as some rotor debris were found 780 feet away from the main wreckage.
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=85046
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