Event MIA85LA127

1985-03-20 ST. THOMAS Airport · STT None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N49MA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 206-L4

Year of manufacture

1992

TCDS

H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD

Engine

ALLISON 250-C30 SER (650 hp)

Seats / Engines

7 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19991027

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A60ED3

Registrant of record

AV8-ORR HELICOPTER SERVICES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N49MA Beech E18S None

Factual narrative

THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND COMPONENT & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. LATER, THE PLT REALIZED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MIA85LA127.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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