- Date
- November 4, 1988, 10:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N514RMBell 214B-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881104049589A
- Case key
- 40954
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Outbd 5 feet of top skin from one main rotor blade separated in flt. Plt effected lndg with no further damage. Investigation revealed erosion of leading edge protective strip allowed airloads to intrude under skin to cause delamination and separation. Soot trails indicate erosion/defect probably present at time of last inspection (1.2 hrs).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N514RM
- Reported as
- Bell 214B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 28058
- Airframe hours
- 5,975
- Engine
- Lycoming T5508D, 2,050 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Rocky Mountain Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · November 2, 1988 · 1 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,700 total · 3,830 in this make and model · 14,290 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.