- Date
- December 3, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean) · GULF OF MEXICO, AO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5006YBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811203080769A
- Case key
- 122660
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3633 81/12/3 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1430 N5006Y PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 6056 TOTAL HOURS, 131 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILLION 245A DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: VERTICAL HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION 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- 6TH STAGE COMP WHL,P/N 6871296 S/N BU10118,FATIGUED. PLT HAD TO EXTEND GLIDE OVER OBST ON RIG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5006Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vermillion 245a
N5006YRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2013 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5006Y · 1
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