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Bell 407 crash near North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

minor2023-08-01
Summary

A failure of the tail rotor pitch change lever assembly due to incorrectly installed bolts and maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the tail rotor control system.

Incident details
Date
2023-08-01
Location
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Aircraft
Bell 407
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
approach
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
32.9061, -80.0433
Quick stats
Severityminor
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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