19940115000399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · Arcadia, FL · January 15, 1994

Date
January 15, 1994 · 12:20 local
Place
Arcadia, FL
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N86CE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA94FA053
Reported as
Bell 206L3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1

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.

SIC lifted to a hover and tilted left. PIC took over but rotors hit ground. Helicopter. Rolled on its side.

As the FAA filed it

SIC LIFTED TO A HOVER AND TILTED LEFT. PIC TOOK OVER BUT ROTORS HIT GROUND. HELICOPTER. ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.

NTSB investigation

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