N4050X is a 1981 Bell 206B. It is a rotorcraft with 5 seats, powered by a Allison 250-C20 SER rated at 420 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Jul 2001. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Apr 2005. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in San Antonio, TX in 2005 · deregistered in 2001.
2005
2001
The flight instructor in the helicopter reported that, she provided takeoff and landing training from and to, a helicopter landing platform. During landing, the student pilot had control of the collective and the anti-torque pedals, and the flight instructor had maintained control of the cyclic.
The flight instructor asserted that during landing to the platform, "the student lowered the collective suddenly, and also pulled back up (on the collective) suddenly as well." Additionally, the student grabbed the cyclic and pulled aft, when he increased the collective. The helicopter bounced on the platform and "tilted backwards." The helicopter started to roll to its right side, and the instructor closed the throttle. The helicopter rolled onto its right side and the main rotor blades struck the ground.
The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main and tail rotor drive systems and the fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation.
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