Bell 206BII N49737
20 July 1985 · Farmington, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1985 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 206BII registered N49737, operated by Hubbard Broadcasting Co., was involved in an accident near Farmington, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmington, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.6496, -93.1699
- Aircraft
- Bell 206BII
- Registration
- N49737
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hubbard Broadcasting Co.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St.paul → St.paul
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA303
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
DURING MANEUVERING TO LD IN AN UNCULTIVATED FLD THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A FENCE POST,FROM A DISMANTLED FENCE,THAT WAS CONCEALED BY HIGH WEEDS. ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS SEPARATED,THE PILOT LOST CONTROL,AND ON TOUCHDOWN THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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