Bell 206 L4 N7898X

Summary

On 18 August 2016 at about 18:45 local time, a Bell 206 L4 registered N7898X, operated by Acadiana Helicopters LLC., was involved in an accident near Broussard, Louisiana, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

18 August 2016 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Broussard, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Variable Bor Ram (3LA7)

Coordinates

30.0767, -91.9489

Aircraft

Bell 206 L4

Registration

N7898X

Category

Helicopter

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Acadiana Helicopters LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Abbeville → Broussard

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA439

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in the helicopter sliding off the aft end of the transport dolly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot of the skid-equipped helicopter, he was practicing landing on an 18 foot by 18 foot transport dolly. The pilot reported that during his second landing on the dolly, he landed on the aft end of the dolly and the helicopter slid backwards. He recalled that he heard and felt a thump, pulled pitch, and the helicopter ascended about 5 feet, yawed to the right and he initiated an autorotation and landed. He reported that the bottom of the skids showed scrape marks, "so I must have slid back off the dolly and hit the tail stinger." The tailboom and the vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with any portion of the helicopter during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.