- Date
- May 1, 1980
- Place
- Bend, OR · BEND, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N224RMBell 214B-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800501012769A
- Case key
- 131215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0723 80/5/1 NR.BEND,OR BELL 214B-1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 6607 TIME - 1115 N224RM PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 4193 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEND,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR TAKEOFF: VERTICAL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MAIN ROTOR CLUTCH,PN 214-040-021-001,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N224RM
- Reported as
- Bell 214B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.