# NTSB DFW08RA186: Bell 206-L3, Mysore, India, January 18, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: January 18, 2008, 10:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place: Mysore, India
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 5 minor
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: None
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08RA186
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68455/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08RA186

## Factual narrative

On January 18, 2008, at 1000 local time, a Bell 206 L3, Indian registry VT-DAK, lost directional control while on approach to a helipad near Mysore, India.  Deccan Aviation was operating the helicopter under the regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority, India.  At approximately 10 feet above the ground, the pilot stated that the helicopter began an uncommanded right yaw.  Left anti torque pedal was applied and did not correct the yaw.  The helicopter continued to spin to the right and contacted the ground left skid low before coming to rest on it's left side.  The helicopter sustained substantial damage.  Four persons received minor injuries and one person was not injured.

Components to the tail rotor drive system and tail rotor assembly were removed and transported to Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas for further examiunation.  The NTSB accredited representative will attend and provide oversight for the DGAC of India.

The accident is under the jurisdiction of, and is under investigation by, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India.  For further information contact the DGCA at:

Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

New Delhi 110 003, INDIA

Tel: 91-011-246620272 Fax: 91-011-24633140

## Aircraft

- Registration: VT-DAK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 206-L3
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Deccan Aviation, doing business as Deccan Aviation
- Destination: Mysore
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: serious

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Wind: 230° at 2 knots

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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