| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 11, 2007 |
| Time: | 2320 |
| Location: | Hanea, Kauai, Hawaii |
| Operator: | Inter-Island |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | ? |
| AC Type: | Mc Donnell Douglas 369FF Rotocraft |
| Registration: | N911VC |
| cn / ln: | 0049FF |
| Aboard: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:1 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The helicopter was flying low near the coast when there was a loud bang and parts, including the tail rotor, fell into the ocean. The helicopter then hit trees and a fence as it spiraled down into an open field. The fatigue failure of the tail rotor blade root fitting due to a manufacturing defect which resulted in the separation of the tail rotor system and loss of tail rotor control. A contributing factor to the accident were the trees that the helicopter struck during the autorotation. |
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