ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381436
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 July 1983 |
| Time: | 19:26 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Era Helicopters Inc. |
| Registration: | N406EH |
| MSN: | 45183 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3842 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cameron, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cameron, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER ROCKED AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM DURING AN OFF ARPT FORCED AUTOROTATION LANDING. THIS ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF ENGINE SURGES AND TOT FLUCTUATIONS. CHANGES HAD BEEN MADE TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DURING THIS FLT THE ENGINE QUIT ENTIRELY. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND REBUILT. NOTHING WAS FOUND TO INDICATE A CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA335
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 03:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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