- Date
- September 12, 1976
- Place
- Boerne, TX · BOERNE, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2291WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760912027639A
- Case key
- 155480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2413 76/9/12 BOERNE,TX BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N2291W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 26, 1494 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 403 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOERNE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SEPN OF COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURE PROBE FILTER ASSEMBLY CAUSED ENG TO GO TO FLIGHT IDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2291W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.