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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Escalante, UT · August 18, 1981

Date
August 18, 1981 · 15:15 local
Place
Escalante, UT
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N206LC
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA058
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,712 total558 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Report indicates pilot allowed skid to hit ground on initial lift off, experienced dynamic rollover.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT INDICATES PILOT ALLOWED SKID TO HIT GROUND ON INITIAL LIFT OFF, EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER.

NTSB investigation

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