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| Date: | Friday 18 January 1985 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Omni Flight Offshore |
| Registration: | N5736K |
| MSN: | 45423 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 21127 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C28B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Loiza, PR -
 Puerto Rico
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE HELICOPTER PLT HAD JUST DISCHARGED HIS PASSENGERS FOLLOWING A FLT FROM AN OFF-SHORE BARGE TO A BEACH HELIPORT. WHEN HE LIFTED OFF & STARTED TO CROSS OVER A FENCE, THE ENG LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PLT TRIED TO AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION, BUT THE TAIL BOOM HIT THE FENCE & FAILED. THE ACFT THEN HIT THE GROUND & ROLLED OVER. AN ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE COMPRESSOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY, P/N 6898611, HAD FAILED FROM FATIGUE AT 3 PAD POSITIONS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE COMPRESSOR SPLINE ADAPTER THEN FAILED DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWED THAT A MANDATORY INSPECTION OF THE COMPRESSOR MOUNTS WAS OVERDUE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA85LA083
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 1984 | N5736K | Omniflight Offshore, Inc | 0 | Loiza, PR | |
sub |
| 13 October 1999 | TG-AMA | private | 2 | Quetzaltenango |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2024 16:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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