Incident report
Robinson R44 crash near Key West, Florida, United States
unknown2019-06-17
Summary
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure the right-side tail boom mounting bolts which resulted in the failure of the bolts and an inflight separation of the tail rotor.
Incident details
Date
2019-06-17
Location
Key West, Florida, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Air Adventures Helicopters
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗24.5517, -81.7644
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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