Incident report
Bell 206 crash near New Castle, Indiana, United States
unknown2018-07-16
Summary
The pilot's failure to ensure that the fill hose was disconnected from the helicopter before takeoff, which resulted in the fill hose striking the tail rotor and the subsequent loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing to the accident was inadequate communication between the ground crewman and the pilot.
Incident details
Date
2018-07-16
Location
New Castle, Indiana, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
takeoff
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗39.5647, -85.2356
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Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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