Preliminary Report: Rash of JetRanger fatals
BELL 206B JETRANGER, MESA, ARIZ., JUNE 24, 2004–While maneuvering on a trailer at Falcon Field, JetRanger N97AZ hooked a skid on the underside of th

BELL 206B JETRANGER, MESA, ARIZ., JUNE 24, 2004–While maneuvering on a trailer at Falcon Field, JetRanger N97AZ hooked a skid on the underside of the trailer, causing the helicopter to flip over and crash. Operated by Arizona Helicopter Adventures, the rotorcraft was destroyed and the sole occupant pilot was killed. The commercial pilot had recently obtained the trailer from a Bell 47 operator and was practicing landing on it, starting at about 7 p.m., as daylight faded. He landed on the trailer at about 9:10 p.m. and was lifting off again when the left rear skid ground-handling lug hooked a D ring on the trailer and the helicopter flipped over.

The pilot was planning to trailer the helicopter to Canada for use during his vacation.

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