Accident · 1988-09-29

NTSB case LAX88FA330 · BELL 206L-1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1988-09-29
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206L-1 (N2246Q)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE #1 TURBINE WHEEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE UNREPORTED OVER TEMPERATURE CYCLES OF THE ENGINE. ALSO CONTRIBUTING WAS THE UNSUITABILITY OF THE LANDING SURFACE FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE 1/4 INCH STEEL SHEETING.

Source: NTSB case LAX88FA330

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.

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