Bell 206B N565KS

Summary

On 1 November 1999 at about 16:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N565KS was involved in an accident near Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 November 1999 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.8101, -92.9198

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N565KS

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South St Paul → Greenbay

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00FA020

2 people died.

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 helicopter impacted terrain and was consumed by fire following a departure from cruise flight. Radar data indicated that the helicopter was proceeding on a heading of 103 degrees at an altitude of 1,300 feet msl and ground speed of 116 knots. Winds were from 280 degrees at 16 knots with gusts of 25 knots. Witnesses reported that the helicopter was proceeding eastbound at a low altitude and 'made a nose dive to the ground.' The main rotor blade and tail rotor assembly sustained damage consistent with a tail rotor strike in a nose high clockwise rotation. Examination of the engine and transmission did not reveal any mechanical anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.