Bell 206 N295AE

Summary

On 8 April 2009 at about 07:00 local time, a Bell 206 registered N295AE, operated by Air Evac EMS, INC., was involved in an incident near Vick, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 April 2009 at 07:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Vick, Texas, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

N295AE

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Air Evac EMS, INC.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hot Hospital → Shannon Med Ctr

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN09IA254

Nobody was injured.

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

According to the pilot he heard and felt a prolonged "thud" during cruise flight at 1,000 feet above ground level and 110 knots. The airframe "wallowed" laterally and he felt resistance in the cyclic flight control followed by a return of normal aircraft control. He made a precautionary landing. An examination of the airframe revealed that the left side vertical winglet of the horizontal stabilizer was missing, and the lower vertical fin leading edge was damaged. The vertical stabilizer was not recovered. No evidence was found to determine the initiation of the damage. An examination of the remaining helicopter systems revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.