- Date
- February 22, 1987, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- New Braunfels, TX
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1082ZBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870222003009A
- Case key
- 22332
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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
Acft had been parked in an open field and when the plt returned he noticed that the left skid had sunk into the mud. After eng start and run up, the plt attempted to takeoff with right cyclic applied to un-stick the left skid. The acft lifted off with a right roll vector and entered dynamic roll over. The roll continued until the main rotor blades contacted the ground. The acft came to rest on its right side. The plt flt time was not reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1082Z
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3048
- Airframe hours
- 954
- Engine
- Allison 250 C20B, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Udo Haulfer
- Registered owner
- Udo Haufler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- AUS · Austin, TX
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
- 71
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT, 25 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.