# Accident 19950416008229A: Bell 206B, Horseshoe Bend, MO, April 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Bend, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1304° N, 92.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1304&lon=-92.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729CH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,813 total, 62 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950416008229A

## Narrative

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

STARTED ENGINE AND FORGOT TO UNTIE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. BLADE BROKE OFF AT 60 PERCENT POWER.

## 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 CHI95LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA125), Apr 16, 1995: Bell 206B (N729CH), Horseshoe Bend, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to untie the main rotor tie-down strap prior to starting the helicopter.

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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