STRAWBERRY, CA, USA
N5787X
AEROSPATIALE AS-355E
THE HELICOPTER WAS APPROACHING THE LANDING PAD WHEN THE PLT HEARD A LOUD NOISE & EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & THE HELICOPTER BEGAN SPINNING TO THE LEFT, STRUCK THE HELIPAD, ROLLED OVER & BURNED. THE ACFT WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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