NONE · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206 L4 · 2014-05-21 · Beverly, MA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14LA248
Event ID
20140521X35335
Type
Accident
Date
2014-05-21
Location
Beverly, MA, USA
Coordinates
42.584167, -70.916114
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
Model
206 L4
Registration
N55SL
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the engine’s outer combustion case, which resulted in the failure of the case due to fatigue cracks that initiated on the inside surface of the case and the subsequent total loss of engine power.