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Bell 206A N7882S

14 August 1985 · Sarasota, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 August 1985 at about 21:48 local time, a Bell 206A registered N7882S was involved in an accident near Sarasota, Florida, 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 21:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Sarasota (SRQ)
Coordinates
27.8800, -82.3302
Aircraft
Bell 206A
Registration
N7882S
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sarasota → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA85LA232

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

THE HELICOPTER PLT LANDED THE HELICOPTER ON A WOOD DECKED LANDING DOLLY. AFTER LANDING HE REDUCED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL FULL DOWN AND REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. AT THE TIME OF LANDING THE WIND WAS ON THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. SHORTLYAFTER LANDING THE WIND SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND INCREASED IN INTENSITY. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT AND ROLLED OVER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DOLLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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