Plane Crash List

Bell 206L N16772

11 November 1986 · Galveston, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 11 November 1986 at about 15:16 local time, a Bell 206L registered N16772 was involved in an accident near Galveston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:16
Classification
Accident
Location
Galveston, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Scholes Field (GLS)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 206L
Registration
N16772
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Other Work Use
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Galveston → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW87LA016

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 0

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

THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOVER IN A TAILWIND OF 35 KTS WHICH EXCEEDED THE ACFT MANUFACTURERS PERFORMANCE LIMITIATIONS FOR OPERATIONS IN ALLOWABLE RELATIVE WIND. THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON LIFT-OFF. THE ACFT ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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