Bell 204-B N8540F
10 January 1968 · Galveston, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 January 1968 at about 11:43 local time, a Bell 204-B registered N8540F, operated by Petroleum Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Galveston, Texas, United States. 11 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Scholes Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 204-B
- Registration
- N8540F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Heli
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COUPLING SPLINES FAILED DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICANT.SEAL DETERIORATED BY REACTIVE SOLVENT USED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1968 | Bell 204-B | Kenai, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1968 | Bell 204B | Saigon, Asia | Air America In | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1967 | Bell 204-B | Calabasas, California, United States | Los Angeles Co | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1967 | Bell 204-B | Laplace, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1967 | Bell 204-B | Evergreen, Colorado, United States | Pease Hamilton | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1967 | Bell 204-B | Vinton, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |