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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206L1 · Tulsa, OK · November 9, 2004

Date: November 9, 2004 · 17:31 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1075P
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05LA019
Reported as: Bell 206L1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,981 total491 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft baggage door was not properly secured prior to the flight. Objects exited the baggage compartment of the aircraft during flight. Objects struck and became entangled in the tail rotor of the aircraft. Pilot of the aircraft experienced loss of tail rotor control. Pilot conducted an emergency landing resulting in the aircraft being destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT BAGGAGE DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. OBJECTS EXITED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. OBJECTS STRUCK AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TAIL ROTOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. PILOT CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED.

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 DFW05LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSapulpa, OKThe loss of tail rotor drive as a result of a blanket coming in contact with the tail rotor blades, after the baggage compartment door unlatched during flight. A contributing factor was the "dusk" light condition that prevailed at the time of the accident.Nov 9, 2004 · Substantial damage