Bell 206-L4 accident near Moundridge, KS
On March 8, 2009, a Bell 206-L4 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Moundridge, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 8, 2009
- Place
- Moundridge, KS
- Aircraft
- Bell 206-L4 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.211°N, 97.565°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090309X04818
Official records · CEN09FA193
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 8, 2009, approximately 1426 central daylight time, a Bell 206-L4 helicopter, N863H, was substantially damaged upon impact with terrain near Moundridge, Kansas. The helicopter was owned and operated by Hillcrest Aircraft Company, Lewiston, Idaho. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant of the helicopter, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The helicopter departed Searle Field Airport (KOGA), Ogallala, Nebraska, at 1204 and was en route to the Newton City/County Airport (KEWK), Newton, Kansas. Unless otherwise noted, all times in this report are central daylight time. The helicopter was equipped with a Sky Connect system, which was configured to transmit a position report back to the operator's facility in Idaho every two minutes. The last Sky Connect transmission occurred at 1424 with the helicopter heading 115 degrees, traveling at 113 knots, and at an altitude of 1,749 feet mean sea level (roughly 280 feet above ground level). This last transmission was about 1.38 nautical miles northwest of the accident site. A nearby resident heard the helicopter's engine "rev to a high RPM" twice followed by two to three "thump" or "whump" sounds. There were no reported eyewitnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 66, held a commercial helicopter pilot certificate with and instrument helicopter ratings. The pilot's most recent flight review was conducted on December 3, 2008 in a Bell 206L-3. On December 4, 2008
Probable cause
Inflight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
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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.
