# Accident 19900813033449A: Bell 206B, San Franciso, CA, August 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1990, 18:36 local time
- Place: San Franciso, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7908° N, 122.4591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7908&lon=-122.4591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2917W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2917W-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,130 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900813033449A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED YAW RATE TO COMMENCE IN TAIL ROTOR VORTEX RING STATE WITHOUT PROMPT RUDDER USE. SPUN INTO WATER AND SANK.

## 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 LAX90LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA283), Aug 14, 1990: Bell 206B II (N2917W), San Francisco, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO OPERATE THE HELICOPTER IN A FLIGHT REGIME CONDUCIVE TO UNANTICIPATED…

## Other reports on N2917W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19841109067329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841109067329A), Nov 9, 1984: Bell 206B (N2917W), Inverness, CA, Substantial damage. Hard landing on beach after power loss. Water found in fuel filter, fuel pump and refueling drum.

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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