N86235 - Aircraft Aircraft Registration

Aircraft Description

Model Year

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Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

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Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Experimental 1 Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

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Registered Owner

Name

SALE REPORTED

Address

525 OCEAN VIEW DR

City

HILO

State / Zip Code

Hawaii96720-4713

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

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Number of Engines

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Mode S Code (Oct)

52754444

Mode S Code (Hex)

ABD924

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jan 26, 2015	CEN15FA126	Destroyed	Fatal	An in-flight failure of the helicopter's #2 main rotor spindle due to undetected fatigue cracking, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to failure were the nonconforming thread root radius of the spindle and the manufacturer's failure to include a bending moment within the spindle threads when performing the fatigue analysis during initial design of the spindle.

Jan 26, 2015CEN15FA126

Destroyed

Fatal

An in-flight failure of the helicopter's #2 main rotor spindle due to undetected fatigue cracking, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing to failure were the nonconforming thread root radius of the spindle and the manufacturer's failure to include a bending moment within the spindle threads when performing the fatigue analysis during initial design of the spindle.

Additional Details

Registration

N86235

Serial Number

2002

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC