ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153137
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 February 2013 |
| Time: | 17:50 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II Raven |
| Owner/operator: | Crumpton Aviation Llc |
| Registration: | N276RC |
| MSN: | 11975 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2036 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tulsa International Airport, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Tulsa, OK (KTUL) |
| Tulsa, OK (KRVS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After fuel servicing, the line technician did not remove the rubber fueling mat from the fuselage. The pilot did not observe the mat on the fuselage before taking off, most likely due to his inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter. While climbing through 150 feet above ground level, the fueling mat departed the fuselage and impacted the tail rotor, which resulted in the fracture of both tail rotor blades and a loss of tail rotor control. The pilot executed an autorotation landing and landed without further incident.
Probable Cause: The line technician’s failure to remove the refueling mat from the helicopter fuselage following servicing, which resulted in the mat striking the tail rotor in flight, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_results.aspx?NNumbertxt=276RC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2013 10:11 | Geno | Added |
| 30-Nov-2016 21:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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