Plane Crash List

Bell 206L-1 N5753D

21 July 1985 · South Marsh · Minor injuries

Summary

On 21 July 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N5753D was involved in an accident near South Marsh. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
South Marsh
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206L-1
Registration
N5753D
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85LA295

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 0

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 PLT WAS INITIATING A TAKEOFF FROM A HOVER OFF AN OFFSHORE OIL RIG. AS HE LOWERED THE NOSE FOR TAKEOFF, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE EMIT FROM THE TAILBOOM AREA & THE ACFT BEGAN ROTATING TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT CONTINUED TO APPLY PWR AND AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. ON IMPACT, THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAILBOOM AND SEVERED IT. THE AFT SECTION OF THE TAILBOOM AND THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX WERE NOT RECOVERED. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A MALFUNCTION IN THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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