Accident · 1990-04-20

NTSB case ATL90FA100 · BELL 205A-1 · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 1990-04-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 205A-1 (N67HJ)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: Heli-Jet Corp Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HELI JET CORPORATION

Probable cause

THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF A PILLOW BLOCK BOLT, AND THE FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR/REPAIR STATION TO FOLLOW THE OVERHAUL PROCEDURES.

Source: NTSB case ATL90FA100

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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