Aviation Accident Summary FTW87FA096

BEN WHEELER, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N1074T

BELL 222

Analysis

ALL SIX LOWER STUDS ON DRIVE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED DUE TO FATIQUE. THIS DISCONNECTED ALL CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE CONTROLS. TAIL BOOM THEN SEPARATED DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATIONS. HELICOPTER THEN COLLIDED WITH GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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