Eurocopter France AS350B1 N152TA
4 March 2008 · Linden, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Eurocopter France AS350B1 registered N152TA, operated by Liberty Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Linden, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Linden, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Linden (LDJ)
- Coordinates
- 40.6169, -74.2400
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter France AS350B1
- Registration
- N152TA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Liberty Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Linden → Linden
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA08CA072
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight preparation and his failure to maintain control of the helicopter.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was taking off from a dolly for a track and balance maintenance flight. He said that while hover taxiing the right door blew open. Shortly thereafter, he noticed that his clipboard was about to fall out of the helicopter. He quickly tried to transfer his left hand to the cyclic so that he could use his right hand to stop the clipboard from falling. He said that he put in too much aft cyclic and the tail guard struck the ground. Examination by a FAA inspector revealed that the tail boom was buckled. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies prior to the accident
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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