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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-1 · Mesa Verde, CO · October 30, 2000

Date: October 30, 2000 · 12:30 local
Place: Mesa Verde, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N613
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN01LA012
Reported as: Bell 206L1

N613Registration cancelled Oct 10, 2014 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45287 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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(-23)On October 30, 2000, at 1230 MDT, a Bell BHT-206-L1 helicopter, N613 sustained substantial damage when a tail rotor blade failed during approach to a helicopter landing pad at Mesa Verde national park, CO. The airline transport certificated pilot and sole occupant was not injured. The flight was a public use flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated from the pad at about 1200 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON OCTOBER 30, 2000, AT 1230 MDT, A BELL BHT-206-L1 HELICOPTER, N613 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN A TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED DURING APPROACH TO A HELICOPTER LANDING PAD AT MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, CO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PAD AT ABOUT 1200 MDT.

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 DEN01LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesa Verde, COThe manufacturer's use of improper materials, and inadequate quality control of the tail rotor blades during the manufacturing process, which resulted in fatigue failure of the blade.Oct 30, 2000 · Substantial damage