Accident · 1995-09-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 1995-09-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 230 (N232UM)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- CORPORATE JETS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- CORPORATE JETS, INC.
Probable cause
the manufacturer's inadequate quality control which led to a fatigue failure of the tail rotor blade.
Source: NTSB case CHI95FA320Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.