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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Mar 1985 | Bell 206B | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Michael Pariser | Fatal | 1 |
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