Bell 206B N22952
9 August 1985 · Damon, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 August 1985 at about 19:15 local time, a Bell 206B registered N22952, operated by Evergreen Helicopters Inc., was involved in an accident near Damon, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Damon, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.2708, -95.7204
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N22952
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Helicopters Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Matagorda Is.
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA315
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 PLT EXPERIENCED AN ENG DECELERATION TO FLT IDLE WHILE CRUISING 1000 MSL. HE AUTOROTATED INTO TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. A SUBSEQUENT ENG DISASSEMBLY AND EXAMINATION REVEALED THE PWR CONTROL LINE, P/N 6848471-B, WAS BROKEN AT ITS ATTACHING 'B' NUT SLEEVE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENG TO DECELERATE TO FLT IDLE FROM A CRUISE PWR SETTING. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED NO OTHER PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Bell 206BIII | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1985 | Bell 206L-1 | Saginaw, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1985 | Bell 206A | San Diego, California, United States | Blue Bird Express Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Bell 206B | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Michael Pariser | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1985 | Bell 206B | Lake Berryessa, California, United States | Horizon Helicopter, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Bell 206L-1 | Angleton, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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