Accident: Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2
Sep 13, 2023 · Fargo, GA
NTSB numberERA23LA369Event id20230913193059
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The separation of the outer span of a tail rotor blade during flight as a result of localized intergranular corrosion due to a diminished protective coating at a critical location on the tail rotor blade surface that, combined with cyclic loading, resulted in fatigue crack propagation initiated at a corrosion site.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC135T2
- Registration
- N273AM
- Year built
- 2003
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
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