- Date
- May 17, 1979
- Place
- Sorrento, LA · SORRENTO, LA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N203ALBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790517011369A
- Case key
- 136114
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0884 79/5/17 SORRENTO,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4626 TIME - 1000 N203AL PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2662 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW ORLEANS,LA ST FRANCISVILLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY,PART 206040-100-13,FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF GREASE FROM FORWARD BOOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N203AL
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N203ALRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2016 · Aeroworks AEROLITE 103Airframe modelAeroworks AEROLITE 103Engine modelRotax 447
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