# Accident 19940115000399A: Bell 206L3, Arcadia, FL, January 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1994, 12:20 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86CE-1994-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115000399A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA053), Jan 15, 1994: Bell 206L3 (N86CE), Arcadia, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF AN UNQUALIFIED PILOT WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF TO A HOVER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ON GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL (DYNAMIC ROLL OVER). THE IMPROPER FLIGHT…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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