- Date
- July 2, 1981
- Place
- Franklin, LA · FRANKLIN, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45ALBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810702038069A
- Case key
- 124919
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1360 81/7/2 FRANKLIN,LA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, TIME - 0943 N45AL PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 147 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKLIN,LA GULF OF MEXICO RIG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- B-NUT FOR P/C AIR LINE ON COMP SCROLL BACKED OFF APRX 34HRS AFTER GOV CHG.LNDD ON HWY MEDIAN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45AL
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.