Accident · 2000-12-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-12-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B (N222LM)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
the loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue fracture of the compressor coupling adapter. A contributing factor was the high sea condition existing for the forced landing.
Source: NTSB case FTW01LA036Flight 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.