ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288292
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 2010 |
| Time: | 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206 B II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N788BD |
| MSN: | 1726 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 23449 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Bear City, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | La Verne-Brackett Field, CA (POC/KPOC) |
| Big Bear City, CA (L35) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter pilot was approaching the airport for landing about 350 feet above ground level when a fixed-wing airplane taxied in front of his intended landing spot and stopped. He slowed the helicopter to avoid blowing the airplane and the helicopter subsequently lost tail rotor effectiveness. The helicopter then rapidly descended to the ground and came to rest in a drainage depression. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and tail boom during the accident sequence and the pilot was not injured. The airport elevation was 6,572 feet mean sea level (msl) and the calculated density altitude at the time of the accident was about 9,300 feet msl. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter and further stated that he could have prevented the accident by avoiding slow speeds at high density altitudes.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA364
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 January 2008 | N49588 | Private | 0 | La Verna, California | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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