Probable Cause
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of the accident as the fatigue failure of the yellow main rotor blade spindle, causing separation of the blade which made the aircraft uncontrollable. The fatigue crack originated in an area of substandard hardness and inadequate shot peening.
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