Bell 206B III N16867
7 March 1982 · Trenton, North Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1982 at about 18:25 local time, a Bell 206B III registered N16867, operated by Airwest Helicopters Inc, was involved in an accident near Trenton, North Dakota, United States. One person was 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 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Trenton, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.0803, -103.8399
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B III
- Registration
- N16867
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Airwest Helicopters Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williston → Williston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN82DA040
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOVERING DURING A SLING LOAD OPERATION WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT RELEASED THE LOAD BUT DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATON REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE FORWARD MALE SPLINES ON THE SPIN ADAPTER GEARSHAFT AND THE FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN COLLAPSED AND CLOGGED WITH FIBROUS DEBRIS.
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 |
All 1,732 records for this type
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