Bell 206L-1 N3904N

Summary

On 25 January 1984 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 206L-1 registered N3904N, operated by Clarence J Lott, was involved in an accident near Cedar Hill, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 January 1984 at 09:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Hill, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.1895, -96.1108

Aircraft

Bell 206L-1

Registration

N3904N

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Clarence J Lott

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar Hill → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

FTW84LA119

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO CHECK FOR OIL LEAKS AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN ALT OF 50 TO 100 FT AGL, THE PLT NOTICED A '2 PER REV VIBRATION' AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD. WHEN APRX 5 FT AGL THE PLT FELT WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A CG SHIFT AND THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE GROUND. COLLECTIVE WAS THEN LOWERED, HOWEVER, CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WAS LOST AND A POLL OVER RESULTED. THE PLT STATED THE VIBRATION WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO HAVE RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BESIDE THE 2 FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS A 226 LB PASSENGER WAS IN THE RIGHT CENTER (REAR FACING) SEAT. THE PASSENGER STATED HE COULD NOT SEE MUCH FROM THE CENTER SEAT AND JUST PRIOR TO THE SKID CONTACT, HE MOVED TO THE RIGHT REAR (FORWARD FACING) SEAT. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE REARWARD CG SHIFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.