- Date
- July 27, 1981
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N666MPBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810727060849A
- Case key
- 123670
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3690 81/7/27 HOUSTON,TX BELL 206B CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3600 TIME - 0720 N666MP PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2300 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - POWERSAIR HLPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- LEFT FRONT SKID TIEDOWN ATTACHED.ROLLED OFF TOP OF NINE-STORY BLDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666MP
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Powersair Hlpt
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.