- Date
- June 9, 1971
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6217NBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2158 71/6/9 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 206A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6362 TIME - 1300 N6217N PX- 0 2 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN EXPLORER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERMILION BLOCK 321 INTRACOASTAL CTY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- RCVRD 6/24/71.2ND PHASE TURBINE WHEEL,PN6857912,FAILED AT CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT.PLT UN CTL ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6217N
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ocean Explorer
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