Bell 206B N5018L
27 March 1980 · Mesquite, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 March 1980 at about 16:15 local time, a Bell 206B registered N5018L, operated by Rocky MTN HEL, was involved in an accident during in flight near Mesquite, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesquite, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N5018L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rocky MTN HEL
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Survey
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Glendale, Nv → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0657
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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
TURBINE WHEEL, PN 6898753, FAILED.ONE BLADE MISSING FM 3RD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |