Aviation accident GAA15LA296

Name: aviation accident: BELL 206 near Ozark (2015-09-24)
Start: 2015-09-24
Location: Ozark, AL, USA

NONE · BELL 206 · 2015-09-24 · Ozark, AL, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA15LA296
Event ID: 20151007X80252
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-09-24
Location: Ozark, AL, USA
Coordinates: 31.432222, -85.571662

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 5
Total aboard: 5

Aircraft

Make: BELL
Model: 206
Registration: N49660
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while hovering, which resulted in the helicopter's skid impacting terrain, subsequent abnormal airframe vibrations, and a hard landing during the subsequent hovering autorotation.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown