Accident · 1999-06-01

NTSB case FTW99LA155 · Bell 206B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-06-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206B (N7131U)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's improper touchdown procedure, resulting in a main rotor blade contacting the tailboom. Factors were the soft and wet terrain conditions, and the loss of engine power due to the spiral fatigue failure of the gas generator turbine shafting due to spline wear.

Source: NTSB case FTW99LA155

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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