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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Fillmore, CA · September 30, 1996

Date: September 30, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place: Fillmore, CA
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N59576
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX96LA346
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250C20J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,810 total1,015 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N59576Registration cancelled Sep 5, 2012 · Bell 206BS/N 1473 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Practice autoroatation at 3FT AGL. Drifted. Rotor decay. CFI took over. Skid hit in drift. Rolled. Chop tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE AUTOROATATION AT 3FT AGL. DRIFTED. ROTOR DECAY. CFI TOOK OVER. SKID HIT IN DRIFT. ROLLED. CHOP 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.

NTSB LAX96LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFillmore, CAthe flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delay in taking remedial action to stop the aircraft's lateral movement, which resulted in a dynamic rollover after touchdown.Sep 30, 1996 · Substantial damage