19881104049589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 214B1 · Ketchikan, AK · November 4, 1988

Date
November 4, 1988 · 10:25 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
DRYA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N514RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA016
Reported as
Bell 214B1
Reported engine
Lycoming T5508D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,700 total3,830 in this make and model

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What happened

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Main rotor blade delaminated while in a hover with a long line attached. Was able to make a safe landing.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR BLADE DELAMINATED WHILE IN A HOVER WITH A LONG LINE ATTACHED. WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE 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.

Other reports on N514RM · 1

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