- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Dhahran (Gulf of Mexico) · DHAHRAN,SAUD ARAB, GM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N8162JBell 206
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730728025999A
- Case key
- 188721
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0039 73/7/28 NR.DHAHRAN,SAUD ARAB BELL 206 CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4974 TIME - 1830 N8162J PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 793 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DHAHRAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DHAHRAN,SAUD ARAB LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 98 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- SEVERE SPIKE KNOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8162J
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dhahran
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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.