Event MIA91LA040

1990-12-06 FORT PIERCE, Florida, United States Airport · FPR None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2756P

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELL 206B

TCDS

H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD

Seats / Engines

5 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19790330

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2BC47

Registrant of record

CHEMAIR HELICOPTERS INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2756P Bell 206B None

Probable cause & findings

THE INCORRECT CYCLIC CONTROL INPUT BY THE STUDENT DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION LANDING AND FAILURE OF THE CFI TO CORRECT THIS BEFORE THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN.

Factual narrative

WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION AT ABOUT 3 FT AGL, THE STUDENT INITIATED CUSHIONING COLLECTIVE PITCH & LEVELED THE HELICOPTER. AT APRX 1 FT AGL, THE STUDENT APPLIED AFT CYCLIC CONTROL & THE HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN ON THE AFT PORTION OF THE SKIDS. THE INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT APPLIED FWD CYCLIC CONTROL & THE HELICOPTER ROCKED BACK & FORTH SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST. NO CONTROL INPUT WAS MADE BY THE CFI BEFORE IMPACT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA91LA040.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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