Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Aug 2008)No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
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The pilot's inadequate preflight planning for the takeoff and the helicopter loading that exceeded the lift performance capability of the helicopter.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA08TA188)
THE HELICOPTER WAS FLYING 200-300 AGL OVER 8,000 FT TERRAIN ELEVATION AT 80 KNOTS. THE PLT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING WIND GUSTS SLOWING HIS GROUND SPEED TO ZERO. THE ACFT THEN STARTED A RAPID VERTICAL DESCENT WHILE STILL INDICATING 80 K. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO ARREST THE DESCENT BUT THE RIGHT SKID COLLAPSED ON IMPACT & THE ACFT ROLLED RIGHT SHEARING THE M/R BLADES & TWISTING OFF THE TAIL BOOM.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN82DA024)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
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.
AFTER A REFUELING STOP ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, THE PILOT PLACED HIS FEET ON THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS AND FELT THEM MOVE. HIS INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 3 OF THE 4 MOUNT LOCATIONS FOR THE LT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL SUPPORT WERE BROKEN OFF OF THE SUPPORT. THE UPPER LT, LOWER LT, AND UPPER RT MOUNT LUGS SHEARED AT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DURING SHUTDOWN, A LOUD GRINDING AND POPPING WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. OIL COOLER BLOWER ASSY PN 369025630-101 WAS REMOVED AND DISSASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION. THE LOWER BLOWER BEARING PN 369A5655-3 HAD FAILED. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE BEARING CAGE FAILED AS NUMEROUS PIECES OF CAGE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.