ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 314840
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 2023 |
| Time: | 10:34 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Ridgeline Enterprises LLC |
| Registration: | N205PA |
| MSN: | 1996 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12519 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fecundity Farm Strip Airport (ID93), Filer, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fecundity Farm Strip Airport, ID (ID93) |
| Fecundity Farm Strip Airport, ID (ID93) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On June 3, 2023, at about 1034 local time, a Bell 206B JetRanger II, N205PA, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at the Fecundity Farm Strip Airport (ID93), Filer, Idaho. The sole pilot onboard received minor injuries.
The pilot initially reported that while he was taking off, the tail dropped and hit the ground. After a postaccident review of a security video that captured the accident, the pilot along with his flight instructor concluded that he input excessive left anti-torque pedal as he increased collective. A National Transportation Safety Board review of the same security video showed the helicopter as it rotated counterclockwise about its vertical axis. The fuselage pivoted about the right skid and the helicopter exceeded its critical roll angle, which resulted in dynamic rollover. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and tailboom.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operations.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper anti-torque pedal inputs during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control during takeoff and subsequent dynamic rollover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192309
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N205PA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 August 1983 | N87TA | Trans Alaska Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Bettles, AK | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2023 17:02 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 13-Jun-2023 18:28 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 12-Nov-2023 22:13 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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