Bell 206-B N3187D
9 May 1987 · Sloan, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1987 at about 20:30 local time, a Bell 206-B registered N3187D, operated by Jetcopters II, Inc., was involved in an accident near Sloan, Nevada, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sloan, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206-B
- Registration
- N3187D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jetcopters II, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Sloan
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WHILE CLIMBING AT A SLOW AIRSPEED AT A LOW ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND DURING STRONG GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN AND ENCOUNTERED AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT YAW. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED SEVERAL RIGHT SPINNING TURNS, IMPACTED THE GROUND, AND ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1987 | Bell 206B | Austin, Texas, United States | Omni Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Jan 1987 | Bell 206L-1 | Pollockville, North Carolina, United States | Omniflight Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Dec 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service | Unknown | - |
| 19 Nov 1987 | Bell 206L-3 | Rialto, California, United States | William Lyon Company | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1987 | Cessna T-188C | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Ag-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Bernard S. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150M | Austin, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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