- Date
- June 1, 1980
- Place
- Intercstl City, LA · INTERCSTL CITY, LA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N59541Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800601018069A
- Case key
- 130634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2648 80/6/1 INTERCSTL CITY,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1031 N59541 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 30, 2163 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILLION 310 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INTERCSTL CITY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD POP FRM UNK SOURCE,HELO SPUN TO RIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59541
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vermillion 310
N59541Registration cancelled Apr 9, 2015 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N59541 · 1
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