19850118005139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Loiza, Puerto Rico · January 18, 1985

Date
January 18, 1985 · 16:00 local
Place
Loiza, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HHSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5736K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA083
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,604 total861 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days

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.

Lost power on hover after lift off swung around tail hit fence helicopter rolled over. Compressor mount had failed

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON HOVER AFTER LIFT OFF SWUNG AROUND TAIL HIT FENCE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. COMPRESSOR MOUNT HAD FAILED

NTSB investigation

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