- Date
- April 18, 1987, 17:30 local (Apr 19, 1987, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kent, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9KTBell 206-BIII
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870418076679A
- Case key
- 40614
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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
During takeoff to a hover the helicopter rolled to the left. The student pilot over corrected. The helicopters right skid contacted the ground with the student pilot making a rapid increase in collective rate causing the helicopter to roll to the right onto the ground. The instructor pilot was unable to correct the student pilots error in time to prevent the helicopter from rolling over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9KT
- Reported as
- Bell 206-BIII
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3282
- Airframe hours
- 1,220
- Engine
- Allison 250, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Howard Meister, II
- Registered owner
- Tom Matson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 20, 1986 · 20 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,050 total · 650 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.