ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296159
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| Date: | Sunday 2 March 2003 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Enstrom 280FX |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N383MA |
| MSN: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1609 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming HIO-360-F1AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ruston, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ruston Airport, LA (RSN/KRSN) |
| Monroe Regional Airport, LA (MLU/KMLU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 43-hour student helicopter pilot landed stated that he hovered the helicopter from the parking area to the taxiway for a west departure. After taxiing "at about a 2-3 foot skid height for about 100 yards, he settled the helicopter back down on the ground against a headwind, landing very, very gently." The pilot stated he started to "throttle down" the engine. At approximately 1/3 power, he heard a loud "splat," after which the helicopter "quivered." After shutting down the engine, the pilot exited the helicopter and noticed that the tail rotor was not turning. The 1986-model helicopter was reported to have accumulated a total of 1,609 hours since new. The investigation revealed that the tail cone separated and the associated bolt had fractured due to fatigue failure.
Probable Cause: The separation of the upper tail cone as a result of a fractured bolt due to fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW03LA102
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 17:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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