- Date
- March 13, 1978
- Place
- Lanai, HI · LANAI, HI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N789PRBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780313004449A
- Case key
- 143237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0388 78/3/13 LANAI,HI BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1255 N789PR PX- 0 0 4 CTR PASSG-D AGE 35, 2666 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 534 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOLOKAI,HI LA HAINA MAUI,HI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DAMAGED THREADS ON OIL PRESSURE LINE TO NO1 COMPRESSOR BEARING LOOSE,OIL LOST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N789PR
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- 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 N789PR · 1
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