# Accident 20020528011409A: Bell 206L1, Wixom, MI, May 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wixom, MI
- Airport: Spencer Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.9800° N, 114.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9800&lon=-114.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1075S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1075S-2011-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020528011409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 05/28/02 AIRCRAFT N1075S COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN PRIOR TO LANDING AT THE GRAND CANYON AREA KNOWN AS THE RAMADA. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AREA INDICATED THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED AN AREA OF RISING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS FROM THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BELOW THE CREST OF THE SLOPE. SKID MARKS SHOWED THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED FIRST THEN ROCKED ONTO THE LEFT SKID THEN BACK TO THE RIGHT SKID. THIS COVERED AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ON RISING TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CARTWHEELED INTO THE AIR WITH THE SKID TUBES, TAILBOOM, AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEPARATING FROM THE MAIN FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX02LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA178), May 28, 2002: Bell 206L-1 (N1075S), Meadview, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain distance and altitude during landing approach, resulting in the helicopter striking the ground during approach.

## Other reports on N1075S (2)

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

- [Incident 19860210020851I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210020851I), Feb 10, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N1075S), Hanalei, HI, Minor damage. Power reduced to flight idle while awaiting fuel. Rotor blades contacted 2072M rotor blades also awaiting refueling
- [Accident 19810922061579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810922061579A), Sep 22, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N1075S), Waialae Falls, HI, Substantial damage. Began deplaning passengers with engine and rotors idling on unprepared landing area. Tail propped rotor hit rocks.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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