Accident Boeing Vertol 234 NA-603, Monday 7 November 2005
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Date:Monday 7 November 2005
Time:05:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing Vertol 234
Owner/operator:National Forestry Agency
Registration: NA-603
MSN: M-2013
Year of manufacture:1985
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Accident
Location:Taitung -   Taiwan
Phase: Standing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Taitung
Destination airport:Taitung
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The helicopter had earlier been engaged in mission training in the mountains near Taitung. On returning to Taitung, after landing and while the main rotors were running down, the rod end of the aft red lead-lag blade damper failed causing severe damage to a number of the main rotor blades.

Sources:

NTSB DCA06WA004
WAAS

Revision history:

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