Incident · 1993-10-29

NTSB case NYC94IA023 · BELL 206L · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-10-29
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206L (N16696)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Inadequate maintenance which resulted in the improper alignment of the 'O' ring on the spur adapter gear drive which caused lack of lubrication and wear of the gear drive and the disengagement of the compressor and turbine.

Source: NTSB case NYC94IA023

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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