# NTSB CEN27LA041: Bell 206, N420RL, Delta, CO, November 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: November 7, 2026, 09:19 local (16:19 UTC)
- Place: Delta, CO · Open field on private property.
- Coordinates: 38.676593, -108.07169 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6766&lon=-108.0717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Salt Lake City FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA041
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204151/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA041

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Dynamic rollover](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231) (defining event); cases with it: [Bell 206-L4, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231/sequence.md?model=1182110), [All aircraft, 164 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/231/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N420RL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420RL), registered now, S/N 52303, built 2004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L4)
- Registry model: [Bell 206-L4](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (registry code 1182110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (registry code 54584, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 52303
- Year built: 2004
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Blue Sky Leasing Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: None, Delta, CO
- Destination: None, Delta, CO

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 3 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.37 inHg
- Observed at: KAJZ, 6 nm away
- METAR: METAR KAJZ 071615Z AUTO 11003KT CLR 05/01 A3037 RMK AO2 T00540010 PWINO

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.

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