# Accident 19930427010969A: Bell 206B, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OHCA
- Location: 33.6891° N, 78.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6891&lon=-78.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96DM (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: 3,105 total, 805 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930427010969A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF COLLECTIVE DUE DOWNWIND LANDING APPROACH LOW ROTOR RPM AND HIGH SINK RATE. IMPACT CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 ATL93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA083), Apr 27, 1993: Bell 206B (N96DM), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE GUSTS, TURBULENCE, AND TAILWIND CONDITIONS AT THE LANDING SITE.

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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