3 fatal · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 · 2013-06-07 · Manchester, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13FA273
Event ID
20130607X04715
Type
Accident
Date
2013-06-07
Location
Manchester, KY, USA
Coordinates
37.132778, -83.756385
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
Model
206L-1
Registration
N114AE
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of helicopter control due to spatial disorientation when he inadvertently encountered night, instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the main rotor and tailboom.