ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382253
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Date: | Friday 8 April 1983 |
Time: | 16:00 LT |
Type: | Bell 206B |
Owner/operator: | Allen Kent Northwest |
Registration: | N3898P |
MSN: | 3212 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1087 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C-20B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hempstead, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (KDWH) |
Destination airport: | Austin, TX |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:ACORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT 800 FEET AGL WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE YAWS IN RAPID RAPID SUCCESSION. HE NOTICED HE TORQUE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 30 AND 100 POUNDS, WENT INTO AUTOROTATION AND SELECTED A LANDING SPOT HEADING INTO THE WIND. AS THE PILOT WAS BEGINNING HIS FLARE WHEN A PASSENGER SAW POWERLINES RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. THE PILOT MADE EVASIVE CORRECTIONS BUT HIT THE WIRES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT SIDE FIRST. A TEARDOWN OF THEENGINE REVEALED AN ACCUMULATION OF FOREIGN MATTERIAL IN THE COMPRESSOR AND DIFFUSER SECTIONS OF THE ENGINE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | FTW83LA184 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA184
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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