- Date
- May 8, 1990, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kaplan, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2187PBell 206BIII
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900508014729A
- Case key
- 23130
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Probable cause
Restricted movement of the right skid assembly causing the lateral center of gravity to be exceeded during the attempted take off.
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 helicopter pilot was attempting to take off from a wet, marshy field location when the right skid would not break free. The helicopter rolled over on its right side. No mechanical failure was noted during the wreckage examination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2187P
- Reported as
- Bell 206BIII
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3499
- Airframe hours
- 6,279
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20J, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Industrial Helicopters Inc
- Registered owner
- Industrial Helicopters Inc.
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 22, 1990 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Vr-265, GM
- Destination
- LA19 · Kaplan, LA
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 54
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 20,397 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 19,000 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LFT, 15 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.