Accident · 2001-06-20

NTSB case MIA01FA169 · Bell 206-L4 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-06-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 206-L4 (N802DS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Volusia County Sheriff's Office Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control following a hard landing resulting from a failure to maintain rotor rpm.

Source: NTSB case MIA01FA169

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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