- Date
- May 20, 1986, 18:05 local (May 21, 1986, 01:05 UTC)
- Place
- Los Angeles, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor; on the ground: 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1411WBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860521019649A
- Case key
- 25163
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - not performedCause
Roll over
Lift-off - improperCause
Analysis
During a x-wind takeoff the downwind skid contacted the landing pad and the helicopter rolled over to the right. One person on the ground was injured by flying debris.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1411W
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 357
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Helicopter Services
- Registered owner
- Ernest B. Gustafson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LAX · Los Angeles, CA
- Destination
- BUR · Burbank, CA
- Airport
- LAX · Los Angeles Int'L
N1411WRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2011 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,400 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 6,200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAX
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.