Accident · 1997-08-27

NTSB case FTW97FA330 · Southwest Florida Aviation SW204 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1997-08-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Southwest Florida Aviation SW204 (N482SA)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Fatigue failure of the main rotor blade resulting in the in-flight separation of the main rotor system due to the use of an unairworthy blade, and failure of the maintenance personnel who modified the rotor blade and the mechanic who complied with the Airworthiness Directive to locate the unapproved repair. A factor was the unapproved repair of the main rotor blade.

Source: NTSB case FTW97FA330

Flight 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.

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