- Date
- January 28, 1981
- Place
- Columbus, MT · COLUMBUS, MT
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8533KBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0125 81/1/28 NR.COLUMBUS,MT BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N8533K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 6779 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 61 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BILLINGS,MT BIG TIMBER,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FRACTURE CONSISTENT WITH SHEAR RESULTING FROM RESISTANCE OF T/R TO ENG FORCE.PREEXISTG CORR ATTACK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8533K
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8533KRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.