# Accident 19910701025289A: Bell 206B, Sheep Mountain, AK, July 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sheep Mountain, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ENRA
- Location: 62.0991° N, 145.5301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0991&lon=-145.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302MH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,097 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910701025289A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS LANDING ON A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. HARD LANDING MADE TO STOP ROTATION.

## 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 ANC91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA085), Jul 1, 1991: Bell 206BIII (N302MH), Sheep Mountain, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND CONTINUED OPERATION WITH THE WIND IN THE 'CRITICAL WIND AZIMUTH' AREA WHICH LED TO LIMITED TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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