IAD77IA057

NTSB incident investigation · Bell 206L · Poolesville, MD · August 7, 1977

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1977
Place
Poolesville, MD · POOLESVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N16664Bell 206L
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145609

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0012   77/8/7    POOLESVILLE,MD      BELL 206L           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1844                    N16664              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 28, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW YORK,NY                 WASHINGTON,DC                FREDERICK,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: COOLER,OIL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- ENGINE OIL COOLER FAN SN 206-061-432-011,189.7 HRS ON PART.

Aircraft

Registration
N16664
Reported as
Bell 206L
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
No damage

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.

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