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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 222 · Ben Wheeler, TX · April 15, 1987

Date
April 15, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Ben Wheeler, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
TUSA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1074T
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87FA096
Reported as
Bell 222
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101650C3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2

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 impacted the ground out of control. Studs on rotor control hub failed. Service bulletin not followed

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND OUT OF CONTROL. STUDS ON ROTOR CONTROL HUB FAILED. SERVICE BULLETIN NOT FOLLOWED

NTSB investigation

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