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I believe that somewhere on this thread somone made the comment that the NTSB doesen't get involved in crashes that occur outside of the USA. Here is the response to that statement. It appears that he lost his engine resulting in low rotor RPM with blade fold and subsequent fuselage strike.
Or, maybe it was for another reason.
NTSB Identification: LAX01LA053
Accident occurred DEC-03-00 at CHURCH FENTON
Aircraft: Robinson R-22B, registration: GBNUZ
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On December 3, 2000, at 1535 UTC, a Robinson R-22B, UK registration G-BNUZ, broke up in-flight over Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, UK, while descending toward the Sheburn Aerodrome for landing. The helicopter was destroyed in the accident sequence and the private pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The helicopter was operated by Hields Aviation and rented by the pilot for a local area personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the operation. Ground witnesses reported that in the minutes prior to the breakup, the engine was heard to run roughly and the main rotor blades were slow enough to see the individual blades. The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and being investigated by, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch of the United Kingdom's Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Berkshire Copse Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2HH, United Kingdom. Telephone number
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The Cat
[This message has been edited by Lu Zuckerman (edited 23 December 2000).]