ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146623
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 July 2012 |
| Time: | 17:09 |
| Type: |  RotorWay Exec 162F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N385AR |
| MSN: | 8005 |
| Engine model: | ROTORWAY RI 162F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | E of Quincy, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Quincy, WA |
| Quincy, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, before departure, he attached a 3-foot by 4-foot American flag to the landing skids of the helicopter. Following an uneventful takeoff, he climbed to an altitude of about 200 feet above ground level. Shortly thereafter, the flag disconnected from the skids and impacted the tail rotor. The pilot initiated an autorotation to a nearby field. Examination of the helicopter by the pilot revealed that about half of the tail boom and tail rotor assembly had separated. The pilot reported that before the flag separated, no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter existed that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that a flag attached to the landing skid was properly secured, which resulted in its in-flight separation and contact with the tail rotor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2012 15:43 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jul-2012 07:12 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 04-May-2013 17:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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