ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192087
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| Date: | Saturday 15 July 2006 |
| Time: | 08:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Flyers GmbH |
| Registration: | OE-KXE |
| MSN: | 45028 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Maria Lankowitz, Near Voitsberg -
 Austria
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kirchberg an der Raab Heipad (LODL) |
| Graz (LOWG) | |
| Investigating agency: | UUS Austria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At an altitude of approx. 4300 ft MSL or 1500 ft AGL, engine failure with engine fire occurred without warning. An autorotation was initiated immediately. The autorotation landing took place on a sloping meadow downhill.
During touchdown, due to the low rotor speed and the slope of the terrain, the tail boom between the stabilizer fins was cut off by main rotor blade impact. The three passengers were evacuated by the two flight assistants.
The engine fire was successfully fought by the pilot with the cabin hand fire extinguisher on board.
Probable causes
The technical investigation of the single-engine helicopter revealed engine failure with engine fire as the cause of the accident.
At turbine wheel #3 P/N 23065833 (TSN 47:53 hours) the last blade of a blade package had broken. On another three blade packages, cracks were visible on the trailing edges of the last blade. Only on one of the total of five blade packages was the last blade crack-free. The primary cause of damage was thus a blade fracture due to fatigue cracking starting at the trailing edge of the profile.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.austrianaviation.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1200&start=0
http://stmv1.orf.at/stories/122940
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2016 19:27 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 13-Sep-2020 12:04 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, Accident report, ] |
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