Incident · 2003-12-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-12-03
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell BH-212 (N5017H)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- Evergreen Helicopters International, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Evergreen Helicopters International, Inc.
Probable cause
The loss of tail rotor control due to sheared, loose, and bent bolts which secured the tail rotor pitch control bellcrank support bracket.
Source: NTSB case FTW04IA077Flight 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.