Bell 206B N222LM
31 December 1980 · Patterson, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 December 1980 at about 09:50 local time, a Bell 206B registered N222LM, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Patterson, Louisiana, United States. 2 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 09:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Patterson, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eugene Island
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N222LM
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Patterson, la
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3691
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
FATIGUE FAILURE OF 2ND STAGE TURBINE WHEEL BLADE.MALF INNER VALVE RESTRICTED PRESS TO FLOAT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | - |