46.7833° N, 92.1066° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Duluth, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 11, 1992 · 11:33 local
Place
Duluth, MN
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
QMLA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N911UC
Reported as
Bell 222B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,850 total75 in this make and model55 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.
During landing pilot struck the tail rotor on helipad safety fence.
As the FAA filed it
DURING LANDING PILOT STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR ON HELIPAD SAFETY FENCE.