Accident · 1992-06-15

NTSB case ATL92FA126 · AEROSPATIALE AS-355-F · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-06-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE AS-355-F (N365DU)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OMNIFLIGHT HELICOPTERS

Probable cause

THE TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL SUPPLY LINE FOR THE REAR MAIN BEARING IN ENGINE MODULE THREE WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE BEARING, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LEAK FROM THE ENGINE START DRAIN VALVE.

Source: NTSB case ATL92FA126

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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