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Bell 407 crash near Norfolk, Nebraska, United States

unknown2018-01-04
Summary

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the tail rotor drive shaft cover, which resulted in the cover departing the helicopter in flight.

Incident details
Date
2018-01-04
Location
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States
Aircraft
Bell 407
Operator
Air Methods
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
42.0225, -97.4136
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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