NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX83FUJ11
Registry · N25GH
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
Year of manufacture
1982 · 1 years old at event
TCDS
H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P (650 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20130124
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A255C3
Registrant of record
JBI SOUTH LEASING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE LEFT GEAR RETRACTED. THE MODIFICATION OF THE ACFT FOR EXPERIMENTAL USE REDUCED ACCESS TO THE RUDDER TRIM CONTROL WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION. WITH THE SELECTOR IN NEUTRAL, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO APPLY LOADS TO THE GEAR WHICH REMOVED THE GEAR FROM THE POSITIVE DOWN & LOCKED POSITION. POSITIONING THE SELECTOR TO THE DOWN POSITION EXERTS 1500 PSI TOWARD THE DOWN POSITION. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, THE OPERATOR RELOCATED THE RUDDER TRIM KNOB TO ALLOW RAPID 360 DEG OPERATION OF THE TRIM HANDLE WITH NO INTERFERENCE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_LAX83FUJ11.txt.
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