- Date
- May 29, 1972
- Place
- Dulac, LA · DULAC, LA
- Injuries
- 11 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2256WBell 205A-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0659 72/5/29 DULAC,LA BELL 205A-1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4922 TIME - 0604 N2256W PX- 10 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 1566 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DULAC,LA BLOCK 201,GULF MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE BOTH TAIL ROTOR BLADE GRIPS,PN 204-011-728-13.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2256W
- Reported as
- Bell 205A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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