- Date
- July 25, 1986, 18:32 local (23:32 UTC)
- Place
- Sand Springs, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2779RBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860725035099A
- Case key
- 22073
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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 student pilot was hovering aircraft at 3 feet and allowed the aircraft to drift to the right. High skid gear was installed on the a/c. the right skid made contact with the ground causing dynamic rollover. The student pilot had a total of 44.2 hours flight time with 1.5 hours solo at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2779R
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2824
- Airframe hours
- 1,442
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald C Bowden, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1986
- Departed
- 6F3 · Sand Springs, OK
- Destination
- 6F3 · Sand Springs, OK
- Airport
- 6F3 · Eagles Nest
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 44 total · 44 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 44 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUL, 12 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.