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NTSB investigation record

FTW97LA347

Completed

Hughes Mdl-369Hs· N107CW

Date
September 12, 1997
Location
Brinkley, AR
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The in flight collision of the tail rotor blade with an object that had a brass zipper on it, and the subsequent overload and failure of the tail rotor drive shaft. Factors were the object with the brass zipper on it and the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.

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