Bell B-212 N398EH
17 October 1976 · Casper, Wyoming, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 17 October 1976 at about 12:45 local time, a Bell B-212 registered N398EH, operated by ERA Helicopter, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Casper, Wyoming, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Casper, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Natrona County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell B-212
- Registration
- N398EH
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- ERA Helicopter
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Denver, Co → Billings, Mont
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4036
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
INADVERTANT AND/OR UNRECOGNIZED ROTOR SYSTEM OVER SPEED. NO.4 TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHFT CRIT. SPD. LOW
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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