ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364475
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| Date: | Thursday 26 September 1991 |
| Time: | 07:00 LT |
| Type: | Continental Copters El Tomcat Mk V-A |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Helicopter |
| Registration: | N62108 |
| MSN: | TC-HFS-1 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-A1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklin, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED THE FIRST SPRAYING OF THE MORNING AND WAS HOVERING TO THE LOADING AREA WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER AWAY FROM THE LOADING AREA AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. HOWEVER, AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE HELICOPTER CRASHED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE HAD FAILED NEAR THE PEDAL ATTACH POINT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE FIELD CABLE WAS MAILED TO THE NTSB FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION; THE CABLE NEVER ARRIVED. FAILURE MODE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Probable Cause: AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL91LA180
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1997 | N62108 | Gulf Helicopter, Inc. | 0 | Sylacauga, AL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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