# Accident 19900420010419A: Bell 205A1, Moncks Corner, SC, April 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Moncks Corner, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: GDML
- Location: 33.1904° N, 79.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1904&lon=-79.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67HJ-2003-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900420010419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILLOW BLOCK BOLTS FAILED DURING HEAVY EXTERNAL LOAD ALLOWED MAIN ROTORS TO DROP ON MAST. HELICOPTER FELL IN TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA100), Apr 20, 1990: Bell 205A-1 (N67HJ), Moncks Corner, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF A PILLOW BLOCK BOLT, AND THE FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR/REPAIR STATION TO FOLLOW THE OVERHAUL PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N67HJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780113001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780113001919A), Jan 13, 1978: Bell UHIBWILCO (N67HJ), Castle Rock, WA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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