# Accident 19950928030559A: Bell 206B, Indianapolis, IN, September 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7291° N, 86.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7291&lon=-86.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28SJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950928030559A

## Narrative

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

HOVERED ON HILLSIDE. TAIL STINGER HIT TALL GRASS. VIBRATION AT HIGH TORQUE. REDUCED IT ABRUPTLY. STRUCK HILL.ROLLED (-23) DURING HOVERING DOWNWIND, AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STINGER STRUCK THE SURFACE. THE PILOT THEN OVER CONTROLLED BY APPLYING TOO MUCH COLLECTIVE, OVER TORQUEING THE ENGINE. HE THEN LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE WHILE APPLYING FORWARD CYCLIC CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE SURFACE TOES FIRST. AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP SLOPE FIRST CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED LEFT DOWNSLOPE ON ITS LEFT 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 CHI95LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA335), Sep 28, 1995: Bell 206B (N28SJ), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining adequate terrain clearance during his maneuvering exercise and his abrupt lowering of the collective. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's lack of…

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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