ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295882
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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 2003 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Agusta A109E |
| Owner/operator: | Cj Systems |
| Registration: | N7YL |
| MSN: | 11502 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Harbor Creek, PA (NONE) |
| Erie International Airport, PA (ERI/KERI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During his preflight inspection of the helicopter, the pilot placed a flashlight on the tailboom strake. The pilot's attention was diverted by a mechanic and he failed to remove the flashlight prior to departure. After takeoff, the helicopter experienced a vibration and the pilot performed a precautionary landing to a field. A subsequent inspection of the helicopter revealed the flashlight had damaged the main rotor and tail rotor blades.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper preflight inspection, during which he failed to remove a flashlight from the tailboom strake. A factor was the pilot's attention be diverted by a mechanic during the preflight inspection.
Sources:
NTSB NYC03LA110
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 2005 | N7YL | Lifestar | 1 | Smethport, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 14:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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