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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sikorsky S-76C · Theodore, AL · September 24, 2012

Date
September 24, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place
Theodore, AL
Airport
Theodore
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HEEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N781P
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA580
Reported as
Sikorsky S-76C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total500 in this make and model150 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.

While hovering backwards from lift off point and turning right the tail rotor blades went into a parked bell 206 helicopter main rotor blade

As the FAA filed it

WHILE HOVERING BACKWARDS FROM LIFT OFF POINT AND TURNING RIGHT THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WENT INTO A PARKED BELL 206 HELICOPTER MAIN ROTOR BLADE

NTSB investigation

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