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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Deville, LA · June 19, 2000

Date: June 19, 2000 · 09:45 local
Place: Deville, LA
Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2277T
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW00LA181
Reported as: Bell 206B
Fatal injuries: 0

N2277TRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2002 · Bell 206BS/N 3631 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was repositioning the helicopter within a cotton filed and while moving laterally to the right, facing southwest into the wind, the pilot's attetion was diverted to the rear of the helicopter. The helicopter began to descend and the right skid contacted the external load which extended above the cotton plants. Subsquently, the helicopter rolled over onto its right side causing the main rotor to separate from the mast and damaging the tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE HELICOPTER WITHIN A COTTON FILED AND WHILE MOVING LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT, FACING SOUTHWEST INTO THE WIND, THE PILOT'S ATTETION WAS DIVERTED TO THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO DESCEND AND THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE EXTERNAL LOAD WHICH EXTENDED ABOVE THE COTTON PLANTS. SUBSQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAST AND DAMAGING THE TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW00LA181Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeville, LAthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the external load that was setting on the ground while hovering. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.Jun 19, 2000 · Substantial damage

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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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