Accident · 2005-01-21
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-01-21
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- MDHI 369E (N142MK)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- K & S Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- K & S Helicopters, Inc.
Probable cause
the in-flight separation of the tail rotor blade abrasion strip due to a degraded adhesive bond and fatigue fracture of the metallic abrasion strip. The ultimate cause for the degraded bond is unknown.
Source: NTSB case LAX05LA074Flight 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.