Bell 206L-1 N2764F
12 August 1987 · New Iberia, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1987 at about 14:00 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N2764F, operated by Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., was involved in an accident near New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Iberia, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Acadiana Reg. (ARA)
- Coordinates
- 30.0006, -91.8105
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-1
- Registration
- N2764F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lafayette → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW87LA195
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
CREW PERFORMING PRACTICE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATIONS DURING A TRNG FLT. ON 4TH AUTOROTATION, ACFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH EXCESS GRND SPEED AND SKIDDED FOR APPROX 75' ON THE WET, SOFT GRASS. WHEN CREW APPLIED POWER BACK TO FLIGHT RPM THEY HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND FELT A VIBRATION. VISUAL INSP REVEALED THAT THE TAILBOOM HAD SEPARATED AFT OF THE ATTACHMENTS DUE TO RESONANCE. THIS ACFT IS SUBJECT TO RESONANCE IF ROTOR RPM IS ALLOWED TO DECAY BELOW 70% DURING TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATIONS OR DURING LENGTHY GROUND RUNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Austin, Texas, United States | Omni Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | All American Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206B III | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Aero West Management Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
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