Bell 206L-1 N3887W
15 August 1981 · Mesquite, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1981 at about 09:41 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N3887W, operated by Careflite, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mesquite, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:41
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesquite, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Memorial Hospital
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N3887W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Careflite, Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2554
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
B-NUT LOOSE ON PR LN AT ENG BLEED VLV.W B-NUT LOOSE, VLV WOULD RMN FULL OPEN, MAX PWR APRX 285 SHP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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