Bell 206B N162BC
24 December 1993 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1993 at about 09:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N162BC, operated by Gerald J. Shlesinger, was involved in an accident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Action Ranch Helipad (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 36.1096, -115.2098
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N162BC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gerald J. Shlesinger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to properly position the helicopter away from the dolly edge during the initial touchdown.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after landing on a wheeled dolly, he decided to move the helicopter closer to the center of the dolly. The pilot said that he moved the collective to pick the helicopter up and it 'fell backwards off the dolly,' bending the tailboom, and damaging the tail rotor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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