Investigator In Charge (IIC): Boggs, Daniel
The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Mark Fayerman; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia
Location: Chamblee, Georgia
Accident Number: ERA22LA390
Date and Time: August 27, 2022, 21:10 Local
Registration: N6SD
Aircraft: BELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD 505
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: BELL TEXTRON CANADA LTD
Registration: N6SD
Model/Series: 505
Aircraft Category: Helicopter
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Dusk
Observation Facility, Elevation: KPDK, 979 ft msl
Observation Time: 21:53 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 23°C /22°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 6500 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: Broken / 11000 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: Chamblee, GA
Destination: Chamblee, GA
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 33.878513,-84.303846 (est)
Rotorcraft landed and while hover taxiing incurred a tail strike.
Date: 28-AUG-22
Time: 01:20:00Z
Regis#: N6SD
Aircraft Make: BELL
Aircraft Model: 505
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: ATLANTA
State: GEORGIA