MIAMI, FL, USA
N63RC
BELL 206B
THE PLT STATED THAT AS HE SLOWED THE HELICOPTER TO AT OR NEAR 'EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT' TO LET PAXS OBSV SOME CONSTRUCTION HE HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND FAIL. THE ACFT WAS AT ABT 300 FT AGL AT 30-40 KTS. DURING LNDG FLARE THE T/R AND T/BOOM CONTACTED A TREE AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AND IT CAME TO REST ON ITS RT SIDE. TEARDOWN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE BEARING SEPARATOR IN NUMBER 1 BEARING FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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