Dec 26, 2002
Accident
Substantial Albany, NY
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The inadvertent encounter with a downdraft during engine start, which flexed the main rotor blades and subsequently damaged the tail boom assembly. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the operator to comply with a service bulletin.
NTSB NYC03LA033