19961101034759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Supai, AZ · November 1, 1996

Date
November 1, 1996 · 12:30 local
Place
Supai, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Operator
PHDL
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N90144
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA030
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,970 total4,150 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

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.

Helicopter lifted off helipad with an external load when cable became entangled in landing skid. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF HELIPAD WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD WHEN CABLE BECAME ENTANGLED IN LANDING SKID. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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