Bell 412 N2258F

Summary

On 2 December 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Bell 412 registered N2258F, operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an incident near Intercoastal Ci, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 December 1982 at 19:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Intercoastal Ci, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

29.9696, -92.1210

Aircraft

Bell 412

Registration

N2258F

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abbeville → Reno

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83IA053

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOTS HEARD A LOUD POP AND FELT A SEVERE CYCLIC CONTROL VIBRATION. AN IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS A FATIGUE CRACK IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE BLUE, MAIN ROTOR YOKE FLEXURE, PN 412-010-101-113. THE HELICOPTER AND THE FIXTURE HAD ACCUMULATED 1071 HRS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE LIFE LIMIT OF THE FAILED COMPONENT WAS 5000 HRS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.