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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L3 · Denver, CO · April 18, 1987

Date
April 18, 1987 · 12:45 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
CIEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38886
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA107
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,624 total9 in this make and model17 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.

The helicopter lost rotor RPM during takeoff. Damage occurred during the hard landing. No engine malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

THE HELICOPTER LOST ROTOR RPM DURING TAKEOFF. DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE HARD LANDING. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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