ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169501
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 September 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Hughes 500D (369D) |
| Owner/operator: | PJ HELICOPTERS INC |
| Registration: | N516PJ |
| MSN: | 1188D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9258 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce/Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West of Willows-Glenn County Airport (KWLW), Willows, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Willows, CA (WLW) |
| Willows, CA (WLW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in cruise flight an unsecured jacket departed the helicopter through an open window. The tail rotor drive shaft sheared as a result of the jacket's contact with the tail rotors. The pilot subsequently initiated a forced landing to an orchard where during landing, the main rotors struck and separated the tailboom. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to adequately secure cargo (a jacket), which resulted in the jacket exiting the cabin compartment and colliding with the tail rotor during cruise flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=516PJ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2014 10:12 | HeliNews+ | Added |
| 03-Sep-2014 12:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2014 12:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2014 00:46 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Sep-2014 09:25 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2014 17:12 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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