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NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206B · Tulsa, OK · July 17, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1980
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N17HCBell 206B
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800717029329A
Case key
129155

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2318  80/7/17    TULSA,OK            BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4191
        TIME - 1710                    N17HC               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OK                    PRYOR,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLASTIC,SIMILAR TO MATL FOUND IN PARTICLE SEPARATOR,FOUND IN 3RD STAGE AREA OF COMP WHEEL.

Aircraft

Registration
N17HC
Reported as
Bell 206B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.