NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, USA
N632X
BENSON B-8M
THE ACFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THE ENG STOPPED DURING A LANDING APPROACH, THE ACFT HAD ALMOST COMPLETED THE 1ST PATTERN AROUND THE FIELD WHEN THE ENG STOPPED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A 1/4 INCH NYLON ROPE WRAPPED AND TIED AROUND THE ROTOR BLADE ABOUT 30 INCHES FROM THE TIP. THIS WAS A PART OF THE ROPE THAT THE PLT HAD USED TO TIE THE ROTOR DOWN WHILE THE ACFT WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. THE ROPE APPEARED TO HAVE SLIPPED DOWN THE BLADE FROM THE HUB AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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