Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 N372PA
9 April 2023 · Cahokia, Illinois, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 April 2023 at about 13:45 local time, a Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 registered N372PA, operated by Ideal Aviation, was involved in an accident near Cahokia, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cahokia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Louis Downtown Airport (CPS)
- Coordinates
- 38.5704, -90.1551
- Aircraft
- Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2
- Registration
- N372PA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 2016
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ideal Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA150
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The lack of proper attachment of the cyclic control that resulted in a loss of control during a landing approach and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance performed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor stated that during an instructional flight he lost left cyclic control during an approach for landing. The student pilot’s right cyclic controls continued to function, and the flight instructor coached him on cyclic control inputs to maintain control of the helicopter. The student’s cyclic control became unresponsive to control inputs during the attempted landing and the helicopter impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the main rotor blades. Postaccident examination of the flight control system revealed that retaining hardware for the pins used to attach the left cyclic control were not installed. Maintenance personnel were unable to provided information regarding previous maintenance performed on the cyclic controls. The left cyclic control did not have any deformation/damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2023 | Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 | Cahokia Heights, Illinois, United States | Ideal Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | Austin Peay State University | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2023 | Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 | Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2022 | Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 | Madison, Illinois, United States | Ideal Aviation Illinois LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2021 | Hélicoptères Guimbal CABRI G2 | Ägerten, Switzerland | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 2018 | Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | D H Helicopter Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2023 | Bell 206 | Carthage, Illinois, United States | Air Evac EMS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 18 May 2023 | Cessna 150F | Genoa, Illinois, United States | C747 LLC | Minor injuries | - |
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