- Date
- November 2, 1968
- Place
- Hanapepe, HI · HANAPEPE, HI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6255NBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4205 68/11/2 HANAPEPE,HAWAII BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2071 TIME - 1050 N6255N PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ALLEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: PUMP,SCAVENGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO 7 BEARING SEPARATOR FAILED,PIECES WENT INTO SCAVENGE PUMP,PUMP FAILED,ENG SEIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6255N
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Port Allen
N6255NRegistration cancelled Sep 15, 2025 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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