ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368667
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| Date: | Friday 2 June 1989 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L |
| Owner/operator: | Taylor Energy Vthe |
| Registration: | N992PT |
| MSN: | 45716 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4487 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abbeville, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Lafayette, LA (KLAF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THERE WAS A VARIATION IN ENG PWR AS HE APCHD THE DESTN, AS WELL AS A LOW ROTOR RPM INDCN. HE SAID HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN AUTOROTATION ONTO A TWY, BUT HE NOTICE SOMEONE IN THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE MANEUVERED TO LAND IN A GRASSY AREA, BUT DURING A RUN-ON LANDING, THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & ROCKED FORWARD. AS THE HELICOPTER ROCKED FORWARD, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM, SEVERING THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY. DURING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK, THE ENG RAN NORMALLY. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE REPORTED VARIATION OF ENG POWER & LOW RPM.
Probable Cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: PERSON(S) IN THE INTENDED EMERGENCY LANDING AREA AND SOFT TERRAIN WHERE THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89LA106
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 September 1990 | N882BT | Industrial Helicopters | 1 | MI 664 Offshore Plarform, Gulf of Mexico, off Port O'Connor, Texas | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 06:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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