- Date
- December 5, 1981
- Place
- Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean) · GULF OF MEXICO, AO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N57494Bell 206L-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811205077819A
- Case key
- 123155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3277 81/12/5 GULF OF MEXICO BELL 206L-1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5640 TIME - 1438 N57494 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 940 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST DELTA 86 RIG SOUTH PASS 89 RIG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE INDICATING EQUIPMENT: TACHOMETER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SHEARED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ROTORCRAFT - MISCELLANEOUS UNITS AND ASSEMBLIES: EMERGENCY FLOTATION GEAR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- TACH GEN COUPLING SHAFT SHEARED. BEARING FAILURE. EMERG FLOAT SEPARATED AT IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57494
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- 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.