Marino EXEC 162F-1995 N113JD

Summary

On 3 January 2007 at about 21:05 local time, a Marino EXEC 162F-1995 registered N113JD was involved in an accident near Baldwin City, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 January 2007 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Baldwin City, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

38.8375, -95.1819

Aircraft

Marino EXEC 162F-1995

Registration

N113JD

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Osawatomie/Paol → Lawrence

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN07LA044

1 person was seriously injured.

the failure of the tail rotor drive belt for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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Approximately 15 minutes into the flight, the tail rotor failed, and the helicopter entered an uncommanded turn to the left. The pilot initiated an autorotation to an opening in a wooded area. The pilot flared the helicopter over the trees, and the helicopter settled into the trees. As the pilot increased the collective, the helicopter rolled to the left and came to rest inverted in the trees. Examination of the helicopter by the pilot and a mechanic revealed that the tail rotor drive system uses three belts interconnected via pulleys at various points in the tail boom, to drive the tail rotor. The intermediate tail rotor drive belt was shredded and destroyed. The forward and aft tail rotor drive belts were intact and undamaged. At the time of the accident, the tail rotor drive belts had accumulated approximately 80 hours. The tail rotor drive belts had a life limit of 250 hours. The reason for the failure of the tail rotor drive belt could not be determined.

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