NTSB SEA06CA161 — 2006-08-10 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Current FAA registration · N206UH

Make / Model: BELL 206L-3
Engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER (650 hp)
Seats / Engines: 7 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19860226
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A1AA17

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N206UH Bell 206L-3 None

Probable cause & findings

The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance by allowing the helicopter to drift backwards, resulting in its tail rotor striking a hangar.

Factual narrative

While hovering prior to takeoff and waiting for company traffic to pass clear, the helicopter inadvertently drifted backward striking a hangar with its tail rotor, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. While hovering prior to takeoff and waiting for company traffic to pass clear, the helicopter inadvertently drifted backward striking a hangar with its tail rotor, which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2006_SEA06CA161.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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