- Date
- September 30, 1982, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Injuries
- 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2091EBell 214ST
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820930062029I
- Case key
- 71154
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Fuselage,longeron - failure,totalCause
Analysis
During cruise flight, the crew heard a loud "bang" and felt a vibration in the aircraft. The flight was continued to its destination which was about 20 miles away and terminated without further incident. Investigation revealed that the left upper longeron fitting had failed. No determination was made as to mode of failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2091E
- Reported as
- Bell 214ST
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 28103
- Airframe hours
- 492
- Engine
- G E CT-7-2A, 1,625 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Petroleum Helicopters Inc.
- Registered owner
- Petroleum Helicopters Inc.
- Departed
- 330C · Eugene Island, GM
- Destination
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
- Airport
- 7R4 · Phi Icy Heliport
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.