30.2053° N, 91.9876° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 6, 1996 · 21:50 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Aircraft
N86CH
Reported as
Bolkms BO105S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,081 total2,767 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days
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.
Narrative: the pilot detected a slight vibration in the tail rotor pedals and diverted to a nearby airport. Maintenance found failed bearing in the tail rotor pitch change line.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DETECTED A SLIGHT VIBRATION IN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS AND DIVERTED TO A NEARBY AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND FAILED BEARING IN THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CHANGE LINE.