Bell 206B N5754P

Summary

On 27 August 1982 at about 10:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N5754P, operated by International Paper Co., was involved in an accident near Jamestown, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 1982 at 10:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamestown, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N5754P

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

International Paper Co.

Operating rule

Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jamestown → Jamestown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82FRJ17

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL BURNING OPERATIONS OVER A WOODED AREA WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE AREA OF THE HELICOPTER. AT THAT TIME, THE HELICOPTER WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FT ABOVE THE TALLEST TREE IN THE AREA WITH THE AERIAL TORCH BURNING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RPM AUDIO IMMEDIATELY CAME ON AND THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO DESCEND. HE KEYED THE MICROPHONE AND CALLED "ENGINE FAILURE, ENGINE FAILURE" TWICE, AND DIRECTED THE HELICOPTER TO THE CLEAREST AREA. AFTER CRASHING INTO TREES, THE PILOT MANAGED TO CRAWL OUT. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND FIRE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN DRIVE SHAFT, PN 206-040-110-3, HAD FAILED, THUS DISCONNECTING THE ENGINE FROM THE MAIN ROTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.