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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 222 · Chapel Hill, NC · July 21, 1986

Date
July 21, 1986 · 13:33 local
Place
Chapel Hill, NC
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LISA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N222DU
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA203
Reported as
Bell 222
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101750C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,896 total536 in this make and model149 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.

The helicopter rolled over on landing after engine failure. Turbine failure due to clogged oil vent.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. TURBINE FAILURE DUE TO CLOGGED OIL VENT.

NTSB investigation

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