- Date
- September 4, 1984, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boulder City, NV
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13MLBell 206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840904068039A
- Case key
- 40003
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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.
Analysis
The plt was landing at a helipad that was surrounded by a wire fence. He reported that as he was about to land, he misjudged his apch & the tail rotor struck the fence. Subsequently, the helicopter hit the ground while turning right & the gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13ML
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 489
- Airframe hours
- 7,364
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Action Jet Ranger Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Action Jet Ranger Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 12, 1984 · 24 hours before
- Departed
- Boulder City, NV
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,329 total · 471 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 18 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.