- Date
- March 7, 1981
- Place
- Lee Vining, CA · LEE VINING, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59416Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810307008439A
- Case key
- 126531
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2315 81/3/7 NR.LEE VINING,CA BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3240 TIME - 0945 N59416 PX- 0 0 4 AERIAL SURVEY TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEE VINING,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING ROLL OVER LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 0 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- CKG SKI AREA.LOST DIR CTL,4FT HOVER.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FAILED.PAX HEARD BUFFET/SNAP,TAIL.EL 10400FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59416
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.