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FTW83LA115

1983-02-13 · ADDISON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ADS

N900JJ has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-9A, built 2005), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE HELICOPTER WAS IN FLYABLE STORAGE & WAS ON A WEEKLY FLIGHT TO OPERATE THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS. AFTER LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN, THE PLT STARTED TO TAKEOFF. AS THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF, IT ROLLED OVER & THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE SURFACE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM & TRANSMISSION SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. AN EXAM REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES. THE TERRAIN CONSISTED OF MOWED SOD WITH BLACK SOIL UNDERNEATH. THE SUFFACE WAS SOFT. TWO DEEP RUTS WERE FOUND AT THE SITE WITH ADDITIONAL RUTS (FROM THE SKIDS) NEARBY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA115.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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