- Date
- August 23, 1984, 16:44 local (20:44 UTC)
- Place
- Ocoee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2067MBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840823043009A
- Case key
- 31183
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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.
Roll over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Judgment - poorCause
Analysis
The acft rolled over during an attempted takeoff when one skid became stuck in the soft terrain. The plt had landed to deplane a passenger and upon attempting to takeoff the plt found one skid was stuck. The plt continued to apply takeoff power and the acft pulled up and rolled over. The plt said he should have been more aware of the hazard of the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2067M
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3378
- Airframe hours
- 1,024
- Engine
- Allison C-20B, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alexander C. Hunt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 13, 1984 · 24 hours before
- Destination
- Orlando, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,573 total · 120 in this make and model · 2,463 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 11 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.