Bell 206L-1 N5013F
26 September 1984 · West Delta 105 · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1984 at about 16:57 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5013F, operated by Commercial Helicopters, was involved in an accident near West Delta 105. 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 16:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Delta 105
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N5013F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Commercial Helicopters
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Patterson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84LA414
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
WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, TOTAL PWR LOSS WAS EXPERIENCED. PLT SETUP AUTOROTATIVE WATER LANDING, DEPLOYED EMERGENCY FLOATS. RIGHT FLOAT WAS NOT FULLY INFLATED BY WATER TOUCHDOWN, ACFT ROLLED RIGHT TO INVERTED POSITION. ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED CARBON BUILDUP BETWEEN TURBINE-TO-COMPRESSOR COUPLING AND TURBINE INNER SHAFT, CAUSING FRICTIONAL OVERHEAT LEADING TO SHAFT FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States | Theodore L. Billen | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1984 | Bell 206B | Beaumont, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Salina, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopter | No injuries | - |