# Accident 19890806031599A: Bell 206B, Boulder City, NV, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 35.9895° N, 114.8103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9895&lon=-114.8103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9916K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806031599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SLOWED TO 30 KNOTS AT 20 FT AGL FOR SIGHTSEEING. STRONG TAILWIND CAUSED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECT. PUT IT DOWN HARD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA148), Aug 7, 1989: Bell 206B (N9916K), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT DISPLAYED POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING WHILE MANEUVERING. THE PILOT DID NOT IDENTIFY THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTING IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE PILOT'S CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS INADEQUATE AND…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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