# Accident 20050430006119A: Bell 206L1, Cherokee, NC, April 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2005, 18:45 local time
- Place: Cherokee, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4333° N, 83.3167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4333&lon=-83.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66RR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66RR) (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-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050430006119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART HELIPAD WHEN THE PILOT INDUCED DYNAMIC ROLL OVER BY USING INCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS. HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE. PILOT DID NOT TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN TIME TO STOP DYNAMIC ROLL OVER.

## 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 ATL05CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA077), Apr 30, 2005: Bell 206L 1 (N66RR), Cherokee, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the helicopter flight controls during a hover that resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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