Accident · 2005-09-23
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-09-23
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- BELL 206B3 (N39MK)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- HELICOPTER ADVENTURES INC. Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Helicopter Adventures Inc.
Probable cause
The flight instructor's improper flare resulting in a hard landing and main rotor contact with tail boom.
Source: NTSB case MIA05CA160Flight 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.