NEAR CLERMONT, FL, USA
N57996
KAMAN H-43B
THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FROM A HOVER. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER WAS SLOWING DESCENDING TO POSITION A 150 FT LINE FOR THE GROUND CREW WHEN HE OBSERVED SOMETHING SEPARATE AND THE HELICOPTER CAME DOWN IN A VERTICAL DESCENT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ROTOR ASSEMBLIES SEPARATED IN FLT. THE ENGINECONTINUED TO OPERATE AFTER THE CRASH AND HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND DOES NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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