- Date
- March 7, 1982, 12:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Trenton, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16867Bell 206B III
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820307049539A
- Case key
- 72856
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Analysis
The aircraft was hovering during a sling load operation when the engine lost power. The pilot released the load but due to low rotor RPM the aircraft landed hard, substantially damaging the aircraft. Investigaton revealed a failure of the forward male splines on the spin adapter gearshaft and the fuel nozzle screen collapsed and clogged with fibrous debris.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16867
- Reported as
- Bell 206B III
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2250
- Airframe hours
- 2,523
- Engine
- Allison 250C-20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 133
- Operator
- Airwest Helicopters Inc
- Registered owner
- B & G Leasing
- Departed
- ISN · Williston, ND
- Destination
- ISN · Williston, ND
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,538 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 6,233 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N16867 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.