Accident · 2000-07-22

NTSB case MIA00LA227 · Bell 206A-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2000-07-22
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 206A-1 (N136C)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use proper remedial action to counteract a loss of tail rotor effectiveness resulting in collision with terrain during the subsequent uncontrolled descent.

Source: NTSB case MIA00LA227

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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