- Date
- July 6, 1986, 19:30 local (Jul 7, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kokomo, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1084LBell 206L-II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860706030149A
- Case key
- 13352
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Loss of control - in flight
Hydraulic system,pump - failure,totalCause
Flight control system - movement restricted
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The helicopter experienced a loss of power during cruise, for undetermined reasons, and was forced to make an emergency landing. Prior to touchdown the helicopter experienced a loss of directional control, due to a failed hydraulic pump, and collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1084L
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-II
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45722
- Airframe hours
- 453
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 500 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- National Air Charter, doing business as Roto-Whirl, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Prestige Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 10, 1986 · 39 hours before
- Departed
- OKK · Kokomo, IN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,556 total · 60 in this make and model · 3,300 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 47 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GUS, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.