Bell 206L-1 N1070D
29 May 1982 · High Island 389 · No injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1982 at about 17:24 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N1070D, operated by Houston Helicopters, was involved in an accident near High Island 389. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- High Island 389
- Nearest airport
- High Island 389 (389)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N1070D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Houston Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- High Island → High Island 389
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA201
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
PILOT APPROACHING LANDING PLATFORM HEARD A LOUD BANG AND AUTOROTATED TO WATER. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED AND WAS DAMAGED BY WAVES BANGING IT AGAINST PLATFORM. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL, PN 6895801G, HAD FAILED AND EXITED THE CASE. THE WHEEL FAILED FROM LOW CYCLE THERMAL FATIGUE WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE RIM AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Buccaneer Oil F | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Near Kalispell, Montana, United States | Mountain West Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Bell 206 L-1 | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Air Logistics of Alaska, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1982 | Bell 206B | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | Koa-Tv Channel 4 | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |