Aviation accident GAA17CA218

Name: aviation accident: BELL 206 near La Verne (2017-04-06)
Start: 2017-04-06
Location: La Verne, CA, USA

NONE · BELL 206 · 2017-04-06 · La Verne, CA, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA17CA218
Event ID: 20170405X73547
Type: Accident
Date: 2017-04-06
Location: La Verne, CA, USA
Coordinates: 34.091667, -117.781669

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: BELL
Model: 206
Registration: N206SA
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s early increased application of the collective during a simulated hovering autorotation, which resulted in a loss of rotor rpm and subsequent main rotor blade strike of the tailboom.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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