Accident · 2007-08-28

NTSB case ATL07CA122 · Bell 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2007-08-28
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206B (N100RW)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Ocean Helicopters, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Ocean Helicopters Inc.

Probable cause

The flight Instructor's delayed activation of the throttle during recovery from a demonstartion of an autorotation resulting in touchdown on soft terrain and a nosedown.

Source: NTSB case ATL07CA122

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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