Accident: Agusta AW139
Sep 24, 2022 · Houma, LA
NTSB numberCEN22LA430Event id20220926105994
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 6
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The inflight loss of collective control of the helicopter due to thermal damage of a collective control torque tube that abraded with misrouted electrical wiring, which resulted in an electrical short and inflight fire. Contributing to the accident were the incorrectly manufactured wiring support strip assembly that misrouted electrical wires near the collective control torque tube, the ambiguity of the support strip assembly drawing that allowed for its incorrect manufacturing, the inadequate quality control processes to identify the incorrectly manufactured support strip assembly, and the helicopter manufacturer’s inadequate assembly instructions that allowed the misrouting of the electrical wiring, due to the incorrectly manufactured strip assembly, on the helicopter production line.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Agusta AW139
- Registration
- N811TA
- Year built
- 2011
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise Electrical system malf/failure
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Houma Terrebonne Airport (HUM)0 nm (0 km) east
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