- Date
- May 6, 1980
- Place
- Gibson, LA · GIBSON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5017FBell 206L-1
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800506012679A
- Case key
- 130573
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2939 80/5/6 NR.GIBSON,LA BELL 206L-1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4305 TIME - 1156 N5017F PX- 1 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 617 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHI-AMELIL HLPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORGAN CITY,LA LEEVILLE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,REDUCTION GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: WHEEL TURBINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- #4 BRNG FAILED. SMK, TOXIC FUMES IN COCKPIT. TURB WHL SHRAPNEL SEVERED FUEL LNS CAUSING FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5017F
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phi-Amelil Hlpt
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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.