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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Grand Canyon, AZ · June 28, 1985

Date
June 28, 1985 · 09:18 local
Place
Grand Canyon, AZ
Airport
Grand Canyon National Park
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2766Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA299
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,750 total1,500 in this make and model60 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.

After low high speed pass down runway pulled up and made turn. Lost tail rotor effectivness, impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LOW HIGH SPEED PASS DOWN RUNWAY PULLED UP AND MADE TURN. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVNESS, IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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