# Accident 19890808029969A: Bell 206B, Georgetown, CO, August 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1989, 09:10 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CIRA
- Location: 39.7106° N, 105.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7106&lon=-105.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12DY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12DY-1997-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 85 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890808029969A

## Narrative

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

LOW AIR SPEED. LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY TURNING DOWNWIND ON A PHOTO FLIGHT. LANDED IN RIGHT YAW. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 DEN89LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA189), Aug 8, 1989: Bell 206B (N12DY), Georgetown, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, TAIL WIND, GUSTS, AND TERRAIN WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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