Bell 206B N8040T
19 January 2005 · Pinehurst, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 2005 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N8040T, operated by Helicopter Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Pinehurst, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pinehurst, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- David Wayne Hooks Memorial (DWH)
- Coordinates
- 30.0617, -95.5528
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N8040T
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Helicopter Services Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW05LA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's delay in taking remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 3,000-hour flight instructor and a private helicopter pilot were conducting proficiency flight training in a helicopter. At approximately 300-feet (AGL) and during the second autorotation, the helicopter was flared and the rate-of-descent was arrested; however, the low rotor RPM horn sounded and the certified flight instructor (CFI) elected to take the helicopter to the ground. The helicopter landed hard and the main rotor blade severed the tail boom.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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