Incident · 2007-10-06

NTSB case DFW08IA002 · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 2007-10-06
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 (N3899C)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Air Logistics LLC, a Bristow Company Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Air Logistics LLC, a Bristow Company

Probable cause

The loss of tail rotor control during initial takeoff climb due to the fracture of a tail rotor blade as result of impact with a foreign object.

Source: NTSB case DFW08IA002

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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