Bell 206-L4 ZS-RMB

Summary

On 12 February 2015 at about 06:12 local time, a Bell 206-L4 registered ZS-RMB was involved in an incident near Remote Location, South Africa. One person was on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 February 2015 at 06:12

Classification

Incident

Location

Remote Location, South Africa

Coordinates

-26.4803, 27.3317

Aircraft

Bell 206-L4

Registration

ZS-RMB

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Klerksdorp → Lanseria

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG15RA011

Nobody was injured.

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

On February 12, 2015, a Bell 206L-4 powered by a Rolls-Royce 250-C30P turboshaft engine experienced an uncontained engine failure followed by a successful force landing. This incident is being investigated by the South Africa Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the NTSB is participating as the United States Accredited Representative to the South African CAA as the State of Manufacturer of the engine. For additional information, contact the South African CAA at: SOUTH AFRICA Civil Aviation Authority Accidents Investigations Department Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Tel.: (27) 11 545 1000/1050 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (27) 11 545 1466 Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.