Clatanoff ROTORWAY EXEC N41KC
2 October 1992 · Wimberley, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 October 1992 at about 20:45 local time, a Clatanoff ROTORWAY EXEC registered N41KC, operated by Clatanoff, Kevin J., was involved in an accident near Wimberley, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wimberley, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.9891, -98.0992
- Aircraft
- Clatanoff ROTORWAY EXEC
- Registration
- N41KC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clatanoff, Kevin J.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Buda → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW93FA002
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE DELAMINATION OF THE SKIN ON A MAIN ROTOR BLADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT IN HIS HOMEBUILT HELICOPTER WHEN AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP WAS INITIATED BY THE SKIN DELAMINATION OF ONE OF HIS MAIN ROTOR BLADES. THE DYNAMIC IMBALANCE AND DIVERGENT FLAPPING OF HIS ROTOR SYSTEM CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES TO STRIKE THE TAILBOOM AND PORTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME. WITNESSES REPORTED AN EXPLOSION AND INFLIGHT FIRE PRIOR TO THE UNCONTROLLED DESCENT TO THE GROUND. THE WRECKAGE WAS DISPERSED FOR 750 YARDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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