Bell 206B N116AL
14 July 1982 · Sabine, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1982 at about 12:17 local time, a Bell 206B registered N116AL, operated by Air Logistics, was involved in an accident near Sabine, Texas, United States. 3 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 12:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sabine, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.7302, -93.8901
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N116AL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Logistics
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- High Island → Cameron
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA281
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 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
DURING FLIGHT AT ABOUT 500 FT AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT BEGAN AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING AND MADE A MAYDAY CALL. HE AUTOROTATED TO A MARSHY AREA WHICH HAD 4 TO 5 FT GRASS. THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT SPLINES ON THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT, PN 102-1416-01, HAD WORN TO A POINT WHERE THEY NO LONGER ENGAGED THE SPLINE ADAPTER. ALL APPLICABLE INSPECTIONS HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH, 205 HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Buccaneer Oil F | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Near Kalispell, Montana, United States | Mountain West Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Bell 206 L-1 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1982 | Bell 206B | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | Koa-Tv Channel 4 | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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