19930427010969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Myrtle Beach, SC · April 27, 1993

Date
April 27, 1993 · 14:00 local
Place
Myrtle Beach, SC
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
OHCA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N96DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL93LA083
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,105 total805 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of collective due downwind landing approach low rotor RPM and high sink rate. Impact chopped tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF COLLECTIVE DUE DOWNWIND LANDING APPROACH LOW ROTOR RPM AND HIGH SINK RATE. IMPACT CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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