19931224047409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Las Vegas, NV · December 24, 1993

Date
December 24, 1993 · 13:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
LV6A
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N162BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA078
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total689 in this make and model75 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.

Attempted to reposition helicopter on dolly. Raised cyclic. Fell backwards off dolly. Bent tailboom and tailrotor.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION HELICOPTER ON DOLLY. RAISED CYCLIC. FELL BACKWARDS OFF DOLLY. BENT TAILBOOM AND TAILROTOR.

NTSB investigation

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