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Aviation accident LAX01LA063

MINR · Bell 206-L3 · 2000-12-22 · WILCOX, AZ, USA

Event

NTSB number
LAX01LA063
Event ID
20010105X00037
Type
Accident
Date
2000-12-22
Location
WILCOX, AZ, USA
Coordinates
32.42942, -109.879806

Injuries

Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Bell
Model
206-L3
Registration
N288JB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's incapacitation that resulted from nausea during the final approach to landing. The pilot collapsed on the cyclic, which precipitated inadvertent contact between the main rotor blades and the ground. Factors were hilly terrain on a dark night, which discouraged the pilot from attempting to land at the first signs of discomfort.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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