Aerospatiale SA319B accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 7, 1986
On January 7, 1986 at about 3:30 pm local time, a Aerospatiale SA319B (helicopter), registered N67102, was substantially damaged in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma (Hillcrest Medical Center airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 7, 1986 · about 3:30 pm local time
- Place
- Tulsa, Oklahoma · Hillcrest Medical Center · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale SA319B
- Registration
- N67102 · no longer on the register · serial 2187
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AFTER LIFTOFF AND VIBRATION WAS VIOLENT. WHEN THE PLT HEARD METAL CONTACT HE PULLED OFF THE THROTTLE AND MADE AN AUTOROTATION LANDING FROM ABOUT 4 FT AGL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 11,300 hours in all; 200 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,128 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme
- Maximum gross weight: 4,960 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Turbomeca ASTAZOU XIVB (turboshaft); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: Mcalester OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 315° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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