Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA85LA214

ATLANTA, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N58012

BELL 206BII

Analysis

A LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE LEFT SKID STRUCK A ROCK DURING TOUCHDOWN CAUSING THE ACFT TO ROLL ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. TWENTY-FIVE FLT HRS PRIOR TO THIS FLT AN IDENTICAL SITUATION OCCURRED AND A LOOSE AIR LINE TO THE FUEL CONTROL WAS FOUND. ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC REASON COULD BE DETERMINED FOR THIS LOSS OF PWR, A SPLIT 'O' RING TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE PY ORIFICE WAS DISCOVERED WHICH COULD ACCOUNT FOR THE PARTIAL PWR LOSS.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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