19851007049699A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Tomball, TX · October 7, 1985

Date
October 7, 1985 · 08:10 local
Place
Tomball, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DHLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N515EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FA007
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,333 total3,444 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Turbine coupler failed from metal fatigue. Aircraft was damaged from hard touchdown during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

TURBINE COUPLER FAILED FROM METAL FATIGUE. AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED FROM HARD TOUCHDOWN DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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