19890517012289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 214B-1 · Ketchikan, AK · May 17, 1989

Date
May 17, 1989 · 15:20 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N614RM
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA088
Reported as
Bell 214B1
Reported engine
Lycoming T5508D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,956 total123 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.

Tail rotor struck trees on descent for landing resulting in loss of tall rotor control and a crash.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TREES ON DESCENT FOR LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF TALL ROTOR CONTROL AND A CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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