# Accident 19920302004859A: Bell 206B3, Glenbrook, NV, March 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1992, 10:29 local time
- Place: Glenbrook, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CNYA
- Location: 39.0503° N, 119.9208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0503&lon=-119.9208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59613-1994-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,999 total, 950 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920302004859A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS ON SLOW SPEED CLIMBOUT. UNCONTROLLED SPIN INTO LAKE. DENSITY ALTITUDE AND WIND FACTOR

## 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 LAX92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA134), Mar 2, 1992: Bell 206BIII (N59613), Glenbrook, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FOLLOW THE HELICOPTER'S PERFORMANCE DATA WHILE TRANSLATING OUT OF TRANSLATIONAL LIFT TO AND OUT OF GROUND EFFECT.

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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