MBB 105 N2784E
13 June 1986 · Houma, Louisiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 June 1986 at about 20:55 local time, a MBB 105 registered N2784E was involved in an accident near Houma, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houma, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.5702, -90.7004
- Aircraft
- MBB 105
- Registration
- N2784E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Delta 18 → Abbeville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86FA116
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
A FATIGUE FAILURE IN A MAIN ROTOR BLADE PITCH CHANGE LINK RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF ONE BLADE, LEADING TO AN IN FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE TAIL BOOM. THE HELICOPTER WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND PITCHED FORWARD, IMPACTING THE GROUND INVERTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1986 | Cessna 172N | Vick, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-22-160 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1986 | Bell BH206L-1 | Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1986 | Air Tractor AT301 | Gilbert, Louisiana, United States | S. L. Holcomb | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1986 | MBB BO-105-CBS | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172P | Many, Louisiana, United States | Kenneth R. Bennett | No injuries | - |