Incident report
Bell 206 crash near La Verne, California, United States
unknown2017-04-06
Summary
The pilot’s early increased application of the collective during a simulated hovering autorotation, which resulted in a loss of rotor rpm and subsequent main rotor blade strike of the tailboom.
Incident details
Date
2017-04-06
Location
La Verne, California, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Havasu Heli Flights, LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗34.0917, -117.7817
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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