Accident · 1991-12-11

NTSB case MIA92LA042 · BELL 206L-3 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-12-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 206L-3 (N206CM)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Omni Flight Helicopters Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): OMNI FLIGHT HELICOPTERS INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TAILROTOR GROUND CLEARANCE WHILE HOVERING RESULTING IN THE TAIL STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE SUBSEQUENT SEPARATION OF THE TAILROTOR AND GEARBOX.

Source: NTSB case MIA92LA042

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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