# Accident 19920306005209A: Bell 214B, Hobart Bay, AK, March 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hobart Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ZRHL
- Location: 57.4052° N, 133.4132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4052&lon=-133.4132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N314RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N314RM-1992-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920306005209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING SLING LOAD HOVER. AUTOROTATED IN SLASH AND STUMPS. CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR FRACTURES.

## 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 ANC92FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92FA044), Mar 6, 1992: Bell 214B-1 (N314RM), Hobart Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY IMPELLER, AND INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL BY THE MANUFACTURER. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N314RM (2)

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

- [Accident 19900727028959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727028959A), Jul 27, 1990: Bell 214B1 (N314RM), Thompson Fall, MT, Substantial damage. Loud bang autorotated. Skids dug in. Rotors chopped tailboom. Driveshaft overheated lacked lube due pinched o ring.
- [Accident 19850218030809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850218030809A), Feb 18, 1985: Bell 214B1 (N314RM), Lowell, OR, Substantial damage. Autorotation landing made due to engine overspeed. Possible fuel control malfunction.

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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