- Date
- July 30, 1977
- Place
- Sawyers Bar, CA · SAWYERS BAR, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16805Bell 214B1
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770730037749A
- Case key
- 145475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3960 77/7/30 SAWYERS BAR,CA BELL 214B1 CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5600 TIME - 1000 N16805 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1067 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAWYERS BAR,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ACCESSORY DRIVE ASSEMBLY: GEARS,ACCESSORY DRIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HELICOPTER ENGAGED IN LOGGING OPERATION. ACCESSORY INNER BEVEL GEAR,P/N 2-070-005-02,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16805
- Reported as
- Bell 214B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N16805Registration cancelled Feb 8, 2011 · Bell 214B-1Airframe modelBell 214B-1Engine modelLycoming T-55 SER TS
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.