Bell 206B N1074G
30 October 1984 · Lane City, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 October 1984 at about 15:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N1074G was involved in an accident near Lane City, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lane City, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.1898, -95.9901
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N1074G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wharton → Matagorda 520
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85FA032
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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
DURING CRUISE AT 600 FT AGL A BANG WAS HEARD & ACFT EXPERIENCED A VIBRATION. WHEN TURNING TOWARD A FLD TO LAND A SECOND BANG WAS HEARD & VIBRATION CEASED. HOWEVER, AN UNCOMMANDED RT YAW WAS EXPERIENCED & THE NOSE BEGAN TO TUCK UNDER. ACFT CONTACTED TERRAIN DESPITE REMEDIAL ACTION ATTEMPT BY PLT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED TAIL ROTOR ASS'Y SEPARATED FROM ACFT INFLT. LAB EXAM REVEALED GEAR BOX ATTACHMENT STUDS FAILED DUE TO LOW CYCLE FATIGUE. TAIL ROTOR BLADE, S/N TCT-7478, HAD APRX 60% OF PHENOLIC TIP BLOCK MISSING & 3 ALUMINUM RIVETS MISSING FROM TITANIUM SKIN. NO BONDING MATERIAL WAS VISIBLE ON INTERIOR BLADE SKIN. ACFT WAS OPERATED IN A SALT WATER ENVIR. ON 4/17/82, AD 82-17-04 WAS ISSUED REQ INSPECTION OF TAIL ROTOR ASS'Y SPECIFICALLY FOR TIP BLOCK SECURITY, VOID & RETENTION EVERY 7 DAYS. AD REVISED (AD 82-17-04,R1) REQ COMPLIANCE NOT TO EXCEED 25 HR INTERVALS. ON 9/3/84 REVISION 2 REQ INSPECTION REVERTING BACK TO 7 DAY INTERVAL. OPERATOR HAD NOT RECEIVED REVISION 2 & LAST INSPECTION PERFORMED ON 10/4/84 APRX 21 HRS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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