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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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