Bell 206B II N59624
3 June 1987 · Logan, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1987 at about 22:00 local time, a Bell 206B II registered N59624, operated by Reeder Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Logan, Utah, United States. 3 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Logan, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7209, -111.8408
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B II
- Registration
- N59624
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reeder Flying Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Logan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PLT DID NOT HAVE AUTHORIZATOIN FROM HIS EMPLOYER TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT. THE PLT STATED AFTER THE ACC THAT HE WAS ON A LCL FLT WITH THE PAX TO VIEW PROPERTY. HE CONT TO STATE THAT DRNG A RT TURN THE ENG LOW ROTOR RPM WARNING SOUNDED. THE PLT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION AND LNDD HARD IN A HAY FIELD. THE TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED BY THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECH MALFUNTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
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