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Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 25, 1983 · Rancho Bernardo, CA
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE WAS ABOUT 10 FT AGL IN A HOVER, WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND AT 5, GUSTING 10 KTS, WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A LEFT PEDAL TURN. HE SAID THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RIGHT & ADDITIONAL LEFT PEDAL APPLICATION HAD NO EFFECT. HE ROLLED THE THROTTLE OFF & ATTEMPTED TO LAND, BUT THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT & CRASHED. HE REMEMBERED HEARING THE LOW RPM…
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No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Main rotor · uniball · defectiveJan 29, 2019
HELICOPTER LEFT A WARM HANGER ON A COLD MORNING , FLEW OUT TO JOBSITE, SAT FOR ABOUT 30 MINS IN 11 DEGREES F WEATHER, AND COLLECTIVE WOULD NOT GO UP FROM BOTTOM OF TRAVEL STOP. HEAT WAS APPLIED TO THE UNI-BALL PART OF SWASHPLATE AND COLLECTIVE WOULD OPERATE AS BEFORE. SO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ID…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.