Bell 206-L3 accident near Borger, TX
On July 22, 1995, a Bell 206-L3 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Borger, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 1995
- Place
- Borger, TX
- Aircraft
- Bell 206-L3 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.649°N, 101.400°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03933
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 22, 1995, approximately 1837 central daylight time, a Bell 206-L3 helicopter, N111JA, was destroyed upon impacting terrain near Borger, Texas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and one passenger was fatally injured. The helicopter, owned by the pilot's company, was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The personal flight originated at Amarillo Tradewind Airport, Amarillo, Texas, at 1821, and was en route to a private ranch home approximately 60 miles northeast of the airport. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the flight. According to Amarillo Approach Control, the pilot requested visual flight rules (VFR) radar service after departing the airport. Radar contact was established at 1822, and the helicopter proceeded on a 025 degree bearing toward it's destination at an altitude of approximately 4,100 feet mean sea level (MSL). At 1825, the pilot requested information from Approach regarding the movement of convective "cells" located to the north and west of the helicopter's course. Approach then informed the pilot that, a developing area of thunderstorms was moving from two eight zero degrees at twenty five knots. The pilot acknowledged the information and radar service was terminated at 1826. Subsequently, the pilot switched the transponder to VFR code 1200. No further voice communications from helicopter were reported. In a written statement (the pilot's best memory at the time of this report), the pilot stated that, he departed the airport heading about 025 de
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DUST DEVIL/WHIRLWIND AND THE TURBULENCE AND HIGH WIND ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
