- Date
- February 18, 1980
- Place
- Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71ALBell 212
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800218003369A
- Case key
- 132328
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0167 80/2/18 HOUMA,LA BELL 212 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1900 N71AL PX- 0 0 1 TEST 33, 5608 TOTAL HOURS, 221 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUMA TERREBONNE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUMA,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- INPUT QUILL COUPLING NOT CORRECT P/N FOR ASSY P/N 212-040-003-011.CRASHED IN SWAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71AL
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Houma Terrebonne
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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.