# Accident 19961119035949A: Bell 206B, Ballston, OR, November 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1996, 16:08 local time
- Place: Ballston, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: QRNL
- Location: 45.1005° N, 123.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1005&lon=-123.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921RB-2004-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 5,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961119035949A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AFTER PICKING UP LOAD. UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN. IMPACTED GROUND. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA97LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA029), Nov 19, 1996: Bell 206B3 (N921RB), Ballston, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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