2 fatal · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 429 · 2022-04-26 · Elba, NY, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA22FA207
Event ID
20220426105004
Type
Accident
Date
2022-04-26
Location
Elba, NY, USA
Coordinates
43.063838, -78.139356
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA
Model
429
Registration
N507TJ
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilots’ inappropriate flight control inputs while in vortex ring state, which resulted in main rotor blade contact with the tail boom and a subsequent in-flight breakup. Also causal was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the flight.