- Date
- July 6, 1979
- Place
- Gary, WV · GARY, WV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90315Bell 206
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790706015359A
- Case key
- 135093
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1586 79/7/6 GARY,WV BELL 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2280 TIME - 0945 N90315 PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 1520 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARY,WV MINE SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SKID COLLAPSE DUE TO SIDE LOAD IN MUD AFTER LANDING.#6/#7 BEARINGS FAILED,CARBON IN OIL LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90315
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N90315 · 1
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