# Accident 19910722029069A: Bell 206B, Toutle, WA, July 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1991, 16:25 local time
- Place: Toutle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3102° N, 122.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3102&lon=-122.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276KA-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,964 total, 19 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029069A

## Narrative

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

CIRCLING LOW AND SLOW OVER ELK HERD. IN RIGHT TURN LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. FAILED TO CORRECT AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA91FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA184), Jul 22, 1991: Bell 206B (N276KA), Toutle, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND CORRECT FOR THE RIGHT YAWING CONDITION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND LACK OF TOTAL…

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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