Accident · 2024-02-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2024-02-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- MD HELICOPTER 369E/500E (N633JH)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Jack Harter Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- JACK HARTER HELICOPTERS INC — Rotorcraft external load (133), On-demand air taxi (135), Commercial air tour (136) Operator Does Business As:
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s noncompliance with maintenance manual procedures that required the removal of the overrunning clutch output bearing during the regreasing procedure, which resulted in inadequate regreasing of the bearing and the subsequent failure of the overrunning clutch assembly.
Source: NTSB case ANC24LA017Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Helicopter | 35 | Class 1 (2023-07-14) | 10,998 total · 5,975 in this make/model · 10,923 as PIC · 167 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.