Accident · 2000-04-16

NTSB case LAX00LA156 · Bell 407 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2000-04-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 407 (N175PA)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): PAPILLON AIRWAYS INC.

Probable cause

The failure and subsequent disintegration of the oil cooler fan forward hanger bearing.

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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