Accident: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2
Mar 7, 2024 · West Lafayette, IN
NTSB numberCEN24LA128Event id20240307193891
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 3
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the tail rotor pitch change slider attachment hardware (T-bolt), which led to the disconnection of the pitch change slider, a loss of tail rotor control, and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to complete a maintenance discrepancy entry on the work order for the removal of the T-bolt.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh MBB-BK 117 C-2
- Registration
- N191LL
- Year built
- 2009
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Taxi-to runway Part(s) separation from AC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Purdue University Airport (LAF)0 nm (1 km) west
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