Accident · 2014-05-21

NTSB case ERA14LA248 · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206 L4 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2014-05-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206 L4 (N55SL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Helicopters Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HELICOPTERS INC

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the engine’s outer combustion case, which resulted in the failure of the case due to fatigue cracks that initiated on the inside surface of the case and the subsequent total loss of engine power.

Source: NTSB case ERA14LA248

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Flight instructor / Commercial	Helicopter	54	Class 2 (2013-06-12)	14,431 total · 10,555 in this make/model · 14,121 as PIC · 115 last 90 days

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

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