
A years-overdue inspection of a compressor in a Bell 206B-III factored into a 2021 crash that killed four people on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
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A 300-hour inspection could have detected problems with the engine compressor in a Bell 206 before a fatal crash the NTSB says.
by Linda Werfelman | March 16, 2023
A years-overdue inspection of a compressor in a Bell 206B-III factored into a 2021 crash that killed four people on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
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