Plane Crash List

Bell 206L-1 N1086Q

22 June 1985 · Ship Shoal Blk · Minor injuries

Summary

On 22 June 1985 at about 18:55 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N1086Q was involved in an accident near Ship Shoal Blk. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Ship Shoal Blk
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206L-1
Registration
N1086Q
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Shp Shoal Blk → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85LA262

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 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

THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON THE OFFSHORE PLATFORM AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPOSITIONING THE HELICOPTER TO ONE SIDE OF THE LANDING PAD TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A 3' STEEL SIGN POST. THEBLADE SEPARATED INTO THREE PIECES. THIS CAUSED A SEVERE OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION OF THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM AND RESULTED IN THE TRANSMISSION BEING PULLED OUT OF THE AIRFRAME AND THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CABIN AND THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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