- Date
- April 14, 1986, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- North Port, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4242TBell UH-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860414015329A
- Case key
- 31616
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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 flt experienced an eng failure at an alt of aprx 8 ft AGL shortly after takeoff and the helicopter sustained substantial damage when a hard landing was made. Post accident inspection of the eng revealed the pwr turbine wheel experienced a loss of two turbine blades which in turn caused the turbine section of the eng to seize, shearing the drive shaft to the compressor section of the eng. The failure point of the two turbine blades revealed burning which is evident of pre-existing cracks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4242T
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 62-1906
- Airframe hours
- 8,504
- Engine
- Lycoming T-53-L-1A, 860 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Colony Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985 · 7 hours before
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,988 total · 1,941 in this make and model · 11,709 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RSW, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.