Bell 206L-III N43GA
30 August 2002 · Canon City, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 August 2002 at about 18:25 local time, a Bell 206L-III registered N43GA was involved in an accident near Canon City, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canon City, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4528, -105.2844
- Aircraft
- Bell 206L-III
- Registration
- N43GA
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canon City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN02LA101
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of a static wire, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to the main rotor pitch change tubes being severed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he had been flying down in the canyon, and had come up to the surface to return to his helipad. He said that the helicopter's mast struck a wire, and severed the main rotor pitch change tubes disabling the aircraft. The pilot said that the helicopter came down vertically (20 to 30 feet) breaking the left skid, crushing the fuselage, separating the tail boom, and separating portions of both main rotor blades.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Mar 2002 | Bell 206L-4 | Eugene Isld 188, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Bell 206 B III | Anaco, Venezuela | Aerotecnica S.A. | Fatal | - |
| 25 Jul 2002 | Bell 206B | Prince George, Canada | Croman Corporation | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2002 | Beechcraft 58P | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2002 | Cessna 310N | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-23-250 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2002 | Mooney M20E | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD 902 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | MD Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Maule M-5-235C | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |