Accident · 2005-03-13

NTSB case DFW05CA088 · Bell B-206L-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2005-03-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell B-206L-1 (N480RA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: ROTORCRAFT LEASING COMPANY, L.L.C. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Rotorcraft Leasing Co LLC

Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt input of the collective while the main rotor RPM was at idle, which resulted in a separation of the tail boom.

Source: NTSB case DFW05CA088

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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