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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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