ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366546
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| Date: | Thursday 19 July 1990 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206A |
| Owner/operator: | Ozark Helicopter |
| Registration: | N206AT |
| MSN: | 504 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lake Ozark, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, OVER WATER, THE HELICOPTER'S ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON THE WATER, BUT THE EMERGENCY INFLATABLE FLOATS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ACFT SANK, BUT ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE COMPRESSOR BLADES, AFTER THE FIRST STAGE, HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause: COMPRESSION ASSEMBLY BLADE AND EMERGENCY FLOATATION GEAR FAILURE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90IA181
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 09:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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