Bell 206 N14EL
8 January 1972 · Polo, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1972 at about 12:30 local time, a Bell 206 registered N14EL was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Polo, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Polo, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Radio Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N14EL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Northbrook, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0205
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COLLECTIVE PITCH INCRD TO REDUCE TAIL ROTOR FLAPAFT LDG. BECAME AB AT LOW ROTOR RPM, HIT POLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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