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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · West Palm Beach, FL · September 4, 1984

Date
September 4, 1984 · 15:53 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Idling Rotors
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29GW
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA84LA248
Reported as
Bell 206L1
Reported engine
Allison 250C28B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,587 total1,500 in this make and model37 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.

Pilot left helicopter with rotors idling. Rotors tilted, hit ramp, rolled onto side. Debris hit parked aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT HELICOPTER WITH ROTORS IDLING. ROTORS TILTED, HIT RAMP, ROLLED ONTO SIDE. DEBRIS HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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