# Accident 19950401006279A: Bell 206L1, Flower Mound, TX, April 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1995, 21:30 local time
- Place: Flower Mound, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0301° N, 97.0592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0301&lon=-97.0592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,139 total, 629 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950401006279A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK WIRES TURNING TO AVOID HOUSES AND TREES. ROLLED LANDING. LACKED RECENT NIGHT OPERATIONS (.19) ON APRIL 1, 1995, APPROXIMATELY 2120 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELL 206L-1 HELICOPTER, N701EC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL NIGHT FLIGHT. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT BY THE INVESTIGATOR IN CHARGE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. THE HELICOPTER TOOK OFF FROM A FIELD TO THE NORTH. DURING THE CLIMB, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE PILOT INCREASED POWER (COLLECTIVE) TO CORRECT A DESCENT, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE PILOT TURNED THE HELICOPTER TOWARDS A LARGE OPEN FIELD AND HE INCREASED POWER TO CLEAR A SET OF POWER LINES. THE HELICOPTER ASCENDED TO ALTITUDE HIGHER THAN THE WIRES. AS THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TOWARDS THE FIELD IT STRUCK THE TOP WIRE. DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 FTW95FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA151), Apr 2, 1995: Bell 206L-1 (N701EC), Flower Mound, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER WIND EVALUATION, AND IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN PROCEDURE, RESULTING IN DYNAMIC ROLLOVER OF THE HELICOPTER. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND, DARK NIGHT, AND THE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE AT…

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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