- Date
- March 25, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · GULF OF MEXICO, GM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1077NBell 206L-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810325012419A
- Case key
- 79423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1400 81/3/25 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 206L-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4849 TIME - 0750 N1077N PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO FREEPORT,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SPLINE ADAPTER,PN 6899243,FAILED FM FATIGUE.UN INFLATE POP-OUT FLOATS,SQUIB VLV INDCR PIN REVERSED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1077N
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1077NRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 1997 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
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Other investigations on N1077N · 1
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