Accident · 1996-07-01

NTSB case NYC96LA135 · Bell 206B III · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1996-07-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Bell 206B III (N444JB)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: JOE BRIGHAM INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JOE BRIGHAM INC.

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during an aerial application maneuver. This put the helicopter in a low slow down wind, high power demand turn, where it encountered a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, and the subsequent collision with the marsh.

Source: NTSB case NYC96LA135

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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