Bell 206B N83037
22 August 1982 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1982 at about 17:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N83037, operated by Grand Canyon Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0299, -112.0209
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N83037
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Grand Canyon Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Canyon → Grand Canyon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA311
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING FLIGHT AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, THERE WAS AN ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT DESCENDED AT 60 TO 70 KTS, THEN MADE AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM. AN ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE SPUR ADAPTER GEARSHAFT, PN 6899196, HAD FAILED AT THE FORWARD SPLINES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS OVER 9000 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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