Aviation accident GAA19CA209

Name: aviation accident: Bell 206 near Big Pine (2019-04-12)
Start: 2019-04-12
Location: Big Pine, FL, USA

NONE · Bell 206 · 2019-04-12 · Big Pine, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: GAA19CA209
Event ID: 20190417X42240
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-04-12
Location: Big Pine, FL, USA
Coordinates: 24.727222, -81.389999

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 206
Registration: N173MS
FAR Part: PUBU
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while it was being reloaded with the rotors turning in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a rotor strike with ground equipment.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown