Accident · 2006-08-04
What the record says
- Event date
- 2006-08-04
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Aviation International Rotors CH-54A (N6156U)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of tail rotor blade spindle, which resulted in the separation of the blade and tail rotor gearbox.
Source: NTSB case LAX06GA254Flight 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.