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FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · High Island, TX · May 29, 1982

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Date
May 29, 1982 · 12:25 local
Place
High Island, TX
Airport
Helopad
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1070D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA201
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,286 total1,903 in this make and model162 in the last 90 days
N1070DRegistration cancelled Jan 5, 1989 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45309Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on preparing to land on oil platform. Autorotated to water. Waves demolished chopper. Failed turbine.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON PREPARING TO LAND ON OIL PLATFORM. AUTOROTATED TO WATER. WAVES DEMOLISHED CHOPPER. FAILED TURBINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW82DA201Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHigh Island 389Pilot approaching landing platform heard a loud bang and autorotated to water. Aircraft rolled inverted and was damaged by waves banging it against platform. A teardown of the engine revealed that the first stage turbine wheel, pn 6895801G, had failed and…May 29, 1982 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1070D · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19800321033569INormal Cruise · High Island, TXChips light came on followed by complete engine falure. Successful autorotation to water.Mar 21, 1980Incident 19791111053919IOther Ground Ops · Pearland, TXWhen pilot initiated hover he turned tail rotor of his aircraft into main rotor of a stationary helicopter.Nov 11, 1979 · Minor damage