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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Georgetown, CO · August 8, 1989

Date
August 8, 1989 · 09:10 local
Place
Georgetown, CO
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CIRA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12DY
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA189
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
665 total85 in this make and model48 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.

Low air speed. Lost tail rotor authority turning downwind on a photo flight. Landed in right yaw. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

LOW AIR SPEED. LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY TURNING DOWNWIND ON A PHOTO FLIGHT. LANDED IN RIGHT YAW. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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