- Date
- July 15, 1972
- Place
- Morgan City, LA · MORGAN CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7944SBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0013 72/7/15 NR.MORGAN CITY,LA BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0925 N7944S PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 34, 3935 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 191 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIP SHOAL 229 MORGAN CITY,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: FLOAT ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ENG TURBINE WHEEL FAILED DUE SULFIDATION-OXIDATION OF BLADE.POP OUT FLOAT VALVE MALFUNCTIONED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7944S
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
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