19910701025289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Sheep Mountain, AK · July 1, 1991

Date
July 1, 1991 · 13:30 local
Place
Sheep Mountain, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENRA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N302MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA085
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,097 total5,000 in this make and model162 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.

Lost tail rotor effectiveness landing on a Mountain ridge. Hard landing made to stop rotation.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS LANDING ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. HARD LANDING MADE TO STOP ROTATION.

NTSB investigation

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