- Date
- February 12, 2015, 06:12 local (06:12 UTC)
- Place
- Remote Location, South Africa
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- ZS-RMBBell 206 - L4
- Defining event
- Enroute: Uncontained engine failure
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 90770
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On February 12, 2015, a Bell 206L-4 powered by a Rolls-Royce 250-C30P turboshaft engine experienced an uncontained engine failure followed by a successful force landing. This incident is being investigated by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the NTSB is participating as the United States Accredited Representative to the South African CAA as the State of Manufacturer of the engine. For additional information, contact the South African CAA at: SOUTH AFRICA Civil Aviation Authority Accidents Investigations Department Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: (27) 11 545 1000/1050 E-mail: mail@caa.co.za Fax: (27) 11 545 1466 Website: http://www.caa.co.za
Aircraft
- Registration
- ZS-RMB
- Reported as
- Bell 206 - L4 (L4)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 52163
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce 250-C30P, turbo shaft
- Fire
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FAKD · Klerksdorp
- Destination
- FALA · Lanseria