- Date
- September 3, 1982, 13:44 local (17:44 UTC)
- Place
- Dublin, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16969Bell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820903044159A
- Case key
- 70508
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Analysis
A flight of 2 helicopters proceeded without incident from cumberland to the vicinity of Dublin, OH without incident. After they circled the area to determine the direction and the location of obstacles, the first helicopter landed without incident. The pilot of the first aircraft radioed that there was a little light chop close to the ground, but nothing of any significance. The second helicopter approached to land on a south southwesterly heading. At about 50 ft AGL and 100 yards from the landing area, it pitched up and banked to the right. As the bank to the right continued, the nose dropped and the helicopter struck the ground in near vertical (nose down) attitude. An examination of the aircraft, flight controls and engine revealed no preimpact discrepancies that would have contributed to the crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16969
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2368
- Airframe hours
- 2,474
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- American Electric Power
- Registered owner
- Contractors Service, Inc.
- Departed
- Cumberland, OH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,811 total · 26 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.