Bell 206B N102CD
27 May 1984 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1984 at about 20:15 local time, a Bell 206B registered N102CD, operated by Chaparral Aviation, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.4195, -98.5295
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N102CD
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chaparral Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW84FA244
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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
IN A LEFT ORBIT THE HELICOPTER YAWED RIGHT AND CONTINUED THE RIGHT ROTATION TO IMPACT. AT THE TIME OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL THE ACFT WAS OPERATING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AT 250 FT AGL WITH A DENSITY ALT OF 3751 FT AND AN INDICATED AIRSPEED OF 20 TO 25 KTS. THE PLT'S ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN CONTROL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 17 Sep 1984 | Bell 206L-1 | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1984 | Bell 206B | Salina, Utah, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopter | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1984 | Cessna 402B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 29 Mar 1984 | Cessna 150L | New Boston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft B35 | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164A | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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