- Date
- October 26, 1980
- Place
- Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16863Bell 212
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801026058329A
- Case key
- 128482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2697 80/10/26 GALVESTON,TX BELL 212 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8816 TIME - 1405 N16863 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 409 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALVESTON,TX GULF OF MEXICO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BLADE,TURBINE WHEEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO2 ENG BLADE SEPN.ENG LEFT IN OPN CAUSING OVRTEMP.TORQUE SET FOR NO1 ENG 13% ABOVE MAX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16863
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- 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.