- Date
- March 17, 1977
- Place
- Intracoastal C, LA · INTRACOASTAL C, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90071Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19770317039209A
- Case key
- 79416
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4230 77/3/17 NR.INTRACOASTAL C,LA BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 7600 TIME - 1120 N90071 PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-I TOTAL HOURS, 667 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTRACOASTAL C,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TENSION-TORSION STRAD P/N 206-010-105-3 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90071
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
N90071Registration cancelled Nov 16, 2012 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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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.