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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Port Mansfield, TX · August 21, 1982

Date: August 21, 1982 · 12:00 local
Place: Port Mansfield, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ERAA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N208EH
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW82DA342
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,650 total1,562 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N208EHRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 1984 · Bell 206BS/N 3348 Airframe modelBell 206B

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What happened

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

Tail rotor gear box separated in flight, helicoper autorotated into water.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX SEPARATED IN FLIGHT, HELICOPER AUTOROTATED INTO WATER.

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 FTW82DA342Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPort Mansfield, TXThe helicopter was being ferried to shore from an oil rig when the tailrotor gear box failed and separated from the aircraft. The pilot autorotated to the water. Upon water contact the helicopter rolled over. The pilot had called his skipper on the radio as…Aug 21, 1982 · Substantial damage