Bell 206B N526DL
27 April 2008 · Murietta, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 2008 at about 21:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N526DL, operated by Go Heli LLC, was involved in an accident near Murietta, California, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murietta, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- French Valley Airport (F70)
- Coordinates
- 33.5711, -117.1283
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N526DL
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Go Heli LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Murietta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08CA124
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action. A contributing factor to the accident was the dual student's improper flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was receiving instruction and reported that during the seventh practice full touchdown autorotation, the helicopter touched down on the aft part of the landing skids and started to rock forward. He stated he applied aft cyclic to prevent the helicopter from rolling forward, and one of the main rotor blades subsequently struck the tail boom. The flight instructor said that he was unable to react in time to level the helicopter prior to touchdown. Examination of the helicopter revealed structural damage to the tail boom and tail rotor drive shaft. No mechanical anomalies were reported with the flight control system. The pilot stated in the "How could this accident have been prevented?" section of the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report form, "proper execution of a full down autorotation by fully leveling the aircraft before touchdown."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 May 2008 | Bell 206 L-1 | Muanda, Congo | Petroleum Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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