19870418076679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Kent, WA · April 18, 1987

Date
April 18, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place
Kent, WA
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9KT
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA082
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,050 total650 in this make and model36 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.

In the process of performing a takeoff to hover student lost control. Helicopter came to rest on its side.

As the FAA filed it

IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING A TAKEOFF TO HOVER STUDENT LOST CONTROL. HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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