# Accident 20050726024689A: Bell 206L3, Bridgeview, IL, July 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2005
- Place: Bridgeview, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7500° N, 87.8353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7500&lon=-87.8353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741LL-2013-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05GA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05GA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050726024689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A PHOTO FLIGHT AT LOW FORWARD AIRSPEED AND AT LOW ALTITUDE, THE HELICOPTER SPUN TO THE RIGHT WITH A LEFT FORWARD CROSSWIND CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI05GA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05GA198), Jul 26, 2005: Bell 206L-3 (N741LL), Justice, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision while maneuvering which resulted in a tailwind during low airspeed helicopter flight and subsequent loss of tail rotor effectiveness. The struck sign and fence…

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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