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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Vick, TX · April 8, 2009

Date
April 8, 2009 · 01:00 local
Place
Vick, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EVCA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N295AE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09IA254
Reported as
Bell 206L3
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,982 total7,353 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On April 8, 2009, at approximately 0035 CDT, N295AE departed brady, Texas to transport a patient to san angelo, Texas. Twenty-five minutes into the flight inspection it was revealed the left vertical winglet on the horizontal stabilizer was missing resulting in minor damage. NTSB released the aircraft to the operator for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 0035 CDT, N295AE DEPARTED BRADY, TEXAS TO TRANSPORT A PATIENT TO SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS REVEALED THE LEFT VERTICAL WINGLET ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS MISSING RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. NTSB RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE OPERATOR FOR REPAIRS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

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