- Date
- August 9, 1985, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Damon, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N22952Bell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850809040609A
- Case key
- 21821
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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.
Analysis
The plt experienced an eng deceleration to flt idle while cruising 1000 MSL. He autorotated into trees in a heavily wooded area. A subsequent eng disassembly and examination revealed the pwr control line, p/n 6848471-B, was broken at its attaching 'b' nut sleeve. This can cause the eng to decelerate to flt idle from a cruise pwr setting. Further disassembly revealed no other problem which could cause this to occur.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22952
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3592
- Airframe hours
- 754
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20J, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Evergreen Helicopters Inc.
- Registered owner
- Evergreen Equity, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 1, 1985 · 64 hours before
- Departed
- AAP · Houston, TX
- Destination
- XS10 · Matagorda Is., TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,939 total · 6,939 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.