Accident · 1991-04-23

NTSB case FTW91FA070 · BELL 206B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1991-04-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELL 206B (N213AL)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OFFSHORE LOGISTICS, INC.

Probable cause

THE INFLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND SEPARATION OF THE VERTICAL FIN WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAST BUMPING. THE FAILURE OF THE FIN WAS DUE TO INADEQUATE CORROSION CONTROL EFFORTS BY THE OPERATOR.

Source: NTSB case FTW91FA070

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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