Bell 206A N789PR
13 March 1978 · Lanai, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 March 1978 at about 12:55 local time, a Bell 206A registered N789PR, operated by Rotorlift Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lanai, Hawaii, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lanai, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N789PR
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rotorlift Inc
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Charter Passg-Domestic
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Molokai, Hi → La Haina Maui, Hi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0388
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
DAMAGED THREADS ON OIL PRESSURE LINE TO NO1 COMPRESSOR BEARING LOOSE, OIL LOST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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