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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Lee Vining, CA · March 7, 1981

Date
March 7, 1981 · 09:45 local
Place
Lee Vining, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59416
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DXQ13
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,240 total41 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail rotor drive failure during hover for landing. Hit ground on one skid and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FAILURE DURING HOVER FOR LANDING. HIT GROUND ON ONE SKID AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.