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FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Magnolia, AR · October 4, 2014

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Date
October 4, 2014 · 12:40 local
Place
Magnolia, AR
Phase of flight
Hover/Holding
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4426M
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,970 total1,850 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N4426MRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Bell 206BS/N 1759 · Built 1975Airframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On October 4, 2014, at approximately 1240 CDT, N4426M, a Bell 206B rotorcraft, registered terre haute helicopters, inc. and operated by a commercial pilot attempted to take off from a flatbed transport trailer. The rotorcraft experienced a rollover event to the right, when the right skid contacted the fender of the trailer. The aircraft sustained major fuselage, boom damage, main rotor blades impacted ground and approximately 3 foot section of each separated from hub. The pilot sustained serious injuries. This flight was conducted under day VFR conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 4, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1240 CDT, N4426M, A BELL 206B ROTORCRAFT, REGISTERED TERRE HAUTE HELICOPTERS, INC. AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A FLATBED TRANSPORT TRAILER. THE ROTORCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER EVENT TO THE RIGHT, WHEN THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE FENDER OF THE TRAILER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR FUSELAGE, BOOM DAMAGE, MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED GROUND AND APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT SECTION OF EACH SEPARATED FROM HUB. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER DAY VFR CONDITIONS.