Accident: Bell 206
Oct 21, 2020 · Point Lookout, NY
NTSB numberERA21LA028Event id20201024102183
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to depart on a visual flight rules flight, and to continue that flight into forecasted and deteriorating instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) in a helicopter that was not equipped for flight in IMC, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N716VL
- Year built
- 1992
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying VFR encounter with IMC
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)10 nm (19 km) west
- Republic Airport (FRG)10 nm (19 km) north-east
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA)18 nm (33 km) north-west
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