- Date
- December 2, 1973
- Place
- North Platte, NE · NORTH PLATTE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7881SBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731202039409A
- Case key
- 187516
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3781 73/12/2 NORTH PLATTE,NEBR BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 573 TIME - 1650 N7881S PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH PLATTE,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- PRACTICE HOVER,WHEN DECREASING ROTOR RPM DISCOVERED APLD FULL PWR ACFT TURNED 180 DEG.SKIDS FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7881S
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7881SRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2005 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250-C20 series
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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.
Other investigations on N7881S · 3
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