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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Titusville, FL · March 6, 2012

Date
March 6, 2012 · 09:31 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operator
HIAS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N83AP
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12LA210
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C20J
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,895 total300 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During take off from area echo in Titusville helicopter rolled right impacting rotor blades to ground and flipped on its back taking substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKE OFF FROM AREA ECHO IN TITUSVILLE HELICOPTER ROLLED RIGHT IMPACTING ROTOR BLADES TO GROUND AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK TAKING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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