# Accident 19970522011729A: Bell 206B, Winter Park, FL, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 17:10 local time
- Place: Winter Park, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5901° N, 81.3408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5901&lon=-81.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61PP-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 222 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522011729A

## Narrative

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

PHOTO FLIGHT. LOST CONTROL HOVERING DOWNWIND. LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. RIGHT SPIN HT TREE AND GROUND IN YARD. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER AND LOSE CONTROL. ARICRAFT DESCENDED IN RIGHT TURN FROM 300-500 FEET AGL AND COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN.  TAIL WIND CONDITION DURING HOVER PRODUCED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS.  NO MECHANICAL FAILURES.

## 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 MIA97FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA172), May 22, 1997: Bell 206B (N61PP), Winter Park, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots improper in-flight planning/decision to conduct an out of ground effect hover with a tailwind resulting in an in-flight loss of directional control due to loss of tailrotor…

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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