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Bell 206L-1 N5736K

18 January 1985 · Loiza · No injuries

Summary

On 18 January 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5736K was involved in an accident near Loiza. 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Loiza
Nearest airport
Beach Heliport
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206L-1
Registration
N5736K
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85LA083

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 PLT HAD JUST DISCHARGED HIS PASSENGERS FOLLOWING A FLT FROM AN OFF-SHORE BARGE TO A BEACH HELIPORT. WHEN HE LIFTED OFF & STARTED TO CROSS OVER A FENCE, THE ENG LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PLT TRIED TO AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION, BUT THE TAIL BOOM HIT THE FENCE & FAILED. THE ACFT THEN HIT THE GROUND & ROLLED OVER. AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE COMPRESSOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY, P/N 6898611, HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE AT 3 PAD POSITIONS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE COMPRESSOR SPLINE ADAPTER THEN FAILED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED THAT A MANDATORY INSPECTION OF THE COMPRESSOR MOUNTS WAS OVERDUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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