Bell 206A N206DW

Summary

On 26 September 1986 at about 00:45 local time, a Bell 206A registered N206DW was involved in an accident near Texarkana, Arkansas, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 September 1986 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Texarkana, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206A

Registration

N206DW

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Texarkana → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MKC86LA199

Nobody was injured.

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 STATED THAT THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER RAISED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL BY MISTAKE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE CABIN DOOR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ROTOR SYSTEM WAS BETWEEN 65-70 N 1 , AND THE THROTTLE AT FLIGHT IDLE. WHEN THE HELICOPTER ACHIEVED HOVER IN-GROUND EFFECT AT THIS POINT, THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, HE PUSHED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH CONTROL DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.