19920422015369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1B · La Belle, FL · April 22, 1992

Date
April 22, 1992 · 07:10 local
Place
La Belle, FL
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
COOG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4028F
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA92LA111
Reported as
Bell UH1B
Reported engine
Lycoming T53L11D
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Loud bang on takeoff and power loss, hard landing clearing wires. Tumbled. Air diffuser and turbine blade failed.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF AND POWER LOSS, HARD LANDING CLEARING WIRES. TUMBLED. AIR DIFFUSER AND TURBINE BLADE FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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