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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Bell 206BIII | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1985 | Bell 206L-1 | Saginaw, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1985 | Bell 206B | Damon, Texas, United States | Evergreen Helicopters Inc. | Minor 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 | - |