Accident · 2005-09-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-09-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B (N230CA)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Helitrans Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Helitrans Co. Inc.
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
Source: NTSB case DFW05LA239Flight 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.