- Date
- July 18, 1980
- Place
- Arcola, TX · ARCOLA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6207NBell 205A-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800718034829A
- Case key
- 79421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3263 80/7/18 NR.ARCOLA,TX BELL 205A-1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1520 N6207N PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 3940 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCOLA-HOUSTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOUSTON,TX ARCOLA,TX GLS 104 OFFSHORE RIG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIXED FLOAT LNDG GR. FWD X-TUBE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE. MAST BUMPING OCCURRED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6207N
- Reported as
- Bell 205A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Arcola-Houston
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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.