Accident · 2001-07-25

NTSB case MIA01TA194 · Bell 206B-III · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2001-07-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 206B-III (N313JP)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to recognize and correct for unanticipated right yaw/loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) during an approach to hover at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and the helicopter descending and colliding with a house and the ground.

Source: NTSB case MIA01TA194

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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