Incident to the helicopter Airbus AS350 registered N1WT on 03/05/2020 at Clewiston [Investigation led by NTSB / United States]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of the United States:

Post-landing inspection found the hydraulic pump belt was fractured and the belt-driven hydraulic pump was seized.

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General information
Local date	03/05/2020
Responsible entity	United States - NTSB
State or area of occurrence	United States
Location	AD Clewiston, Airglades
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2020-0155

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	United States (MACNEIL AVIATION LLC)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	N1WT
State of registry	United States
Last departure point	United States of America - Unknown
Planned destination	United States of America - Unknown
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	8594
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Unknown

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