- Date
- May 16, 1979
- Place
- Goberador, NM · GOBERADOR, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16859Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790516040059A
- Case key
- 135605
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3524 79/5/16 GOBERADOR,NM BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 7997 TIME - 0945 N16859 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 4835 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOBERADOR,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- B-NUT ON HOSE ASSY,PN 70-010V000V142 LOOSE.MAIN ROTOR RPM DROPPED WHILE CLRG OBSTN.CO FLT PLN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16859
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.