# NTSB ENG15RA011: Bell 206 - L4, Remote Location, South Africa, February 12, 2015

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 12, 2015, 06:12 local (06:12 UTC)
- Place: Remote Location, South Africa
- Coordinates: -26.480278, 27.331666
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-26.4803&lon=27.3317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 90770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG15RA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/90770/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15RA011

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 47 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 - L4 (L4)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 52163
- Engines: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P turbo shaft
- Fire: Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: FAKD, Klerksdorp
- Destination: FALA, Lanseria

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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