Accident · 1997-05-17

NTSB case MIA97LA168 · Bell 206L-1 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-05-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Bell 206L-1 (N30SG)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: AIR ORLANDO HELICOPTER, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR ORLANDO HELICOPTER, INC.

Probable cause

The pilot misjudging the distance of the intended touchdown point resulting in his intentional decrease in the main rotor rpm to clear obstacles below. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.

Source: NTSB case MIA97LA168

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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