# Accident 19990609006699A: Bell 206B, Juneau, June 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1999, 07:40 local time
- Place: Juneau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 58.5796° N, 134.7706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5796&lon=-134.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265AH-1999-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,594 total, 360 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990609006699A

## Narrative

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

AIR HELICOPTERS AIR TAXI (1969 BELL 206B HELICOPTER) ROLLED OVER ON TAKE-OFF, STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR ON THE GROUND, AND THE ACFT BROKE UP AND WAS DESTROYED, THE 2 POB SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI PILOT LANDED THE HELICOPTER IN A CONFINED AREA ON A NARROW DIRT ROAD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOULDERS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS. AFTER THE PASSENGERS HAD BOARDED,  THE PILOT LIFTED THE HELICOPTER TO A HOVER.  IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTOFF, THE LIFT SKID CONTACTED A BOULDER, AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER.  THE HELICOPTER STRUCK TERRAIN, AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A COMMERCIAL BUILDING.                               (-23) DURING DEPARTURE TAKE-OFF, PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT MAKING CONTACT WITH LARGE ROCK AT LEFT REAR OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT OVERCORRECTED FOR LEFT ROLL CAUSED BY LEFT SKID CONTACT WITH LARGE ROCK, PLACING TAIL ROTOR INTO 4 INCH DIAMETER, 3 FOOT PVC PIPE. TAIL ROTOR STRIKE RESULTED IN A CRASH AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ANC99LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA072), Jun 9, 1999: Bell 206B (N265AH), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Factors associated with the accident are the confined/congested landing/takeoff area,…

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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