- Date
- July 13, 1983, 19:26 local (Jul 14, 1983, 00:26 UTC)
- Place
- Cameron, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N406EHBell 206L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830713031419A
- Case key
- 20975
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Autorotation - performedFactor
Analysis
The helicopter rocked and severed the tail boom during an off arpt forced autorotation landing. This acft had a history of engine surges and tot fluctuations. Changes had been made to try to correct the problem. During this flt the engine quit entirely. The engine was disassembled and rebuilt. Nothing was found to indicate a cause for engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N406EH
- Reported as
- Bell 206L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45183
- Airframe hours
- 3,842
- Engine
- Allison 250-C28B, 435 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Era Helicopters Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Cameron, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,620 total · 160 in this make and model · 3,970 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.