Bell 206L N403DC
30 August 1982 · Greenville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1982 at about 14:55 local time, a Bell 206L registered N403DC, operated by Daniel Internationals, was involved in an accident near Greenville, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Daniels Helipad
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L
- Registration
- N403DC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Daniel Internationals
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenville → Greenville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA257
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A NEW HELIPAD THAT WAS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE VIBRATION. AFTER LANDING AND SHUTDOWN, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE TAIL ROTOR HAD STRUCK THE GLASS COVER OF A HELIPORT PERIMETER LIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1982 | Bell 206L-1 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1982 | Bell 206B | Buccaneer Oil F | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
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| 8 Dec 1982 | Bell 206B | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | Koa-Tv Channel 4 | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,732 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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