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Bell 206L-1 N406EH

14 July 1983 · Cameron, Louisiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 July 1983 at about 00:26 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N406EH was involved in an accident near Cameron, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Cameron, Louisiana, United States
Coordinates
29.7899, -93.2904
Aircraft
Bell 206L-1
Registration
N406EH
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cameron → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW83LA335

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 HELICOPTER ROCKED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM DURING AN OFF ARPT FORCED AUTOROTATION LANDING. THIS ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF ENGINE SURGES AND TOT FLUCTUATIONS. CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DURING THIS FLT THE ENGINE QUIT ENTIRELY. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REBUILT. NOTHING WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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