# Accident 19940520012259A: Bell 206A, Ukiah, CA, May 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1994, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pinnacle Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1192° N, 123.2808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1192&lon=-123.2808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206HS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206HS-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520012259A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON RIDGE WIND GUST CAUSED LOSS TAIL ROTOR EFFECT. BEGAN SPIN. IMPACTED AND BURNED. EARLY SMALL TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 LAX94LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA221), May 20, 1994: Bell 206A (N206HS), Ukiah, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness event and a subsequent loss of directional control.

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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