# Accident 20120306002859A: Bell 206B, Titusville, FL, March 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2012, 09:31 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operator: HIAS
- Location: 28.4583° N, 80.8622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4583&lon=-80.8622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83AP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83AP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,895 total, 300 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120306002859A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA12LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA210), Mar 6, 2012: Bell 206B (N83AP), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's attempted takeoff in gusting wind conditions while the student pilot was adjusting her anti-torque pedals, which resulted in a dynamic rollover event.

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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