What happened
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(.19) On June 20, 1999, at 1312 mountain daylight time, a Bell BH-206B helicopter, N39122, landed hard approximately 200 yards short of the helipad at Telluride, Colorado. The commercial pilot and one passenger received serious injuries and two passengers received minor injuries. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this local area personal flight conducted under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Telluride at 1221. (-23)privacy data omittedwas acting as PIC during approach to landing with a slight quartering tailwind, when the helicopter lost tail rotor effectiveness. After one or two rotations privacy data omittedtook control of the a/c and stopped the rotation of the a/c just before it impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JUNE 20, 1999, AT 1312 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL BH-206B HELICOPTER, N39122, LANDED HARD APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS SHORT OF THE HELIPAD AT TELLURIDE, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TELLURIDE AT 1221. (-23)^PRIVACY DATA ^WAS ACTING AS PIC DURING APPROACH TO LANDING WITH A SLIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND, WHEN THE HELICOPTER LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. AFTER ONE OR TWO ROTATIONS ^PRIVACY DATA O^TOOK CONTROL OF THE A/C AND STOPPED THE ROTATION OF THE A/C JUST BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.
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