# Accident 19950602042879A: Bell 206B3, Meeker, CO, June 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1995, 12:15 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0501° N, 107.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0501&lon=-107.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85RP-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95TA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95TA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950602042879A

## Narrative

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

USG SNOW DEPTH FLIGHT. BROKE THRU SNOW LANDING. ROLLED. ROTORS SEVERED TAILBOOM. ONE BLADE PENETRATED THE CABIN.

## 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 FTW95TA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95TA228), Jun 2, 1995: Bell 206B-III (N85RP), Meeker, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS SOFT TERRAIN.

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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