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| Date: | Thursday 9 December 2021 |
| Time: | 18:15 |
| Type: |  Canadian Home Rotors Safari 400 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N401TB |
| MSN: | pending |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McKinney National Airport (TKI/KTKI), Dallas, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Dallas-Collin County Regional At Mc Kinney Airport, TX (KTKI) |
| Dallas-Collin County Regional At Mc Kinney Airport, TX (KTKI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
The helicopter was destroyed subsequent to a dynamic rollover and explosion during a takeoff attempt at McKinney National Airport (KTKI), Dallas, Texas.
The sole pilot onboard the helicopter received serious injuries.
Sources:
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/12/09/helicopter-crashes-lift-off-mckinney-national-airport-texas-pilot-burns/
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/one-hurt-in-reported-helicopter-explosion-in-mckinney/2835462/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401tb
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:2193947350795::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:10-DEC-21,CHR+INTERNATIONAL
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2021 02:44 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Dec-2021 03:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2021 03:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2021 03:49 | johnwg | Updated [Location, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 10-Dec-2021 12:57 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2021 13:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature, ] |
| 10-Dec-2021 16:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2023 18:03 | harro | Updated |
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