Accident · 1990-09-09

NTSB case ANC90LA170 · Bell 206B · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 1990-09-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206B (N385EH)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: ERA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ERA AVIATION INC.

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE COMPRESSOR END OF THE AIR COMPRESSOR SCROLL TO TEE TUBE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SPOOL DOWN. THE FORCED LANDING IN ENEVEN, UNPREPARED, AND LIGHTLY FORESTED TERRAIN WERE FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case ANC90LA170

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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