ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290284
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| Date: | Saturday 25 October 2014 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Helix Helicopters |
| Registration: | N418SV |
| MSN: | 2399 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5085 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250 C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Palm Beach, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Palm Beach, FL |
| West Palm Beach, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was also the owner of the helicopter, reported that, after uneventfully completing a local flight, she observed a crack in the left skid. Further examination by a mechanic revealed additional substantial damage consistent with a hard landing. The pilot and a pilot-rated passenger stated that no hard landings occurred during the local flight.
The pilot also reported that, 2 days before the accident, a flight instructor had conducted two instructional flights in the accident helicopter at a different airport. According to the flight instructor and the two pilots receiving instruction on those flights, no hard landings occurred during the two flights, and they observed no damage during the two preflight and postflight inspections. Additionally, following those flights, the pilot repositioned the helicopter back to its home airport and did not notice any damage during the preflight or postflight inspection. The pilot added that the helicopter was not flown between the repositioning flight and the local flight after which the damage was discovered. The investigation could not determine when the damage occurred or who was flying the helicopter when it did.
Probable Cause: A hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA15LA060
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 13:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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