Accident · 2014-04-04

NTSB case WPR14LA159 · BELL 206B III · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2014-04-04
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
BELL 206B III (N43MA)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
Minuteman Aviation Inc Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
MINUTEMAN AVIATION INC

Probable cause

A dynamic rollover during attempted liftoff.

Source: NTSB case WPR14LA159

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Check pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane54Class 2 (2014-02-18)19,000 total · 1,500 in this make/model · 18,850 as PIC · 50 last 90 days
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialNone29Class 1 (2013-07-06)1,202 total · 5 in this make/model · 1,112 as PIC · 40 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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