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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L3 · Bayfield, CO · September 2, 1992

Date
September 2, 1992 · 18:45 local
Place
Bayfield, CO
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N911NM
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN92FA089
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,671 total434 in this make and model33 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 during hover landing. Began spin. Dropped to hard impact. Wind high atitude factors.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS DURING HOVER LANDING. BEGAN SPIN. DROPPED TO HARD IMPACT. WIND HIGH ATITUDE FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

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