# Accident 19990909036609A: Bell 206B, Nekoosa, WI, September 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Nekoosa, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3104° N, 89.9009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3104&lon=-89.9009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4010G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4010G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990909036609A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1999, AT 1015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B, N4010G, OPERATED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR NEKOOSA, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 AERIAL OBSERVATION FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A  FLIGHT PLAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED NEKOOSA, WISCONSIN AT TIME UNKNOWN.  IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FLEW AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL BUILDING TO PICK UP A PHOTOGRAPHER.  HE STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER THEN MADE MULTIPLE PASSES OVER THE BUILDING TO THE WEST FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER.  HE SAID THAT THE PASSES WERE DONE IN SLOW FLIGHT CONFIGURATION.  HE STATED THAT AFTER EACH PASS, THE HELICOPTER MADE A LEFT TURN THROUGH SOUTH TO EAST TO GET READY FOR THE NEXT PASS.  ON THE LAST PASS, HE SAID THAT HE CLIMBED THE HELICOPTER TO INSURE CLEARING ALL OBSTRUCTIONS AND TURNED RIGHT THROUGH NORTH TO AN EASTERLY DIRECTION.  HE STATED THAT AS THAT TURN WAS MADE, RUDDER CONTROL WAS LOST.  AT 0954, THE WISCONSIN RAPIDS, ALEXANDER FIELD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY AIRPORT, WISCON SIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN OBSERVATION WAS: WIND 280 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES,  SKY CONDITION FEW 2,100 FEET OVERCAST 4,900 FEET; TEMPERATURE 13 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 9 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.81 INCHES OF MERCURY; RAIN BEGAN 0929; RAIN ENDED 0938.                                 (-23)NO NARRATIVE

## 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 CHI99LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA334), Sep 9, 1999: Bell 206B (N4010G), Nekoosa, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind gusts. Factors were the wind gusts and the two vehicles parked nearby.

## Other reports on N4010G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790311010899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311010899I), Mar 11, 1979: Bell 206B (N4010G), Morgan City, LA. 2 Blades on nr 1 compressor wheel failed. Eng p n 685334, 1st stage compressor wheel p n 6876651.

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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