- Date
- July 14, 1986, 19:30 local (Jul 15, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conroe, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N352ATBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860714063909A
- Case key
- 22058
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that he lost tail rotor control during the transition part of the takeoff. As the helicopter rotated to the right, the pilot reduced power and pulled in collective before impact. Examination of the tail rotor showed no evidence of any tail rotor failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N352AT
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 401
- Airframe hours
- 8,162
- Engine
- Allison 250-C18, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cavenaugh Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 24, 1985 · 38 hours before
- Destination
- 6R3 · Cleveland, TX
- Airport
- CXO · Montgomery Co.
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 132 in this make and model · 87 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAH, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.