# Accident 20000418006149A: Bell 206L3, Grand Canyon, AZ, April 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2000, 09:05 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DCBA
- Location: 33.9636° N, 112.1425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9636&lon=-112.1425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2267N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2267N-2003-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000418006149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM THE KENAI HELIPORT LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE GRAND CAYON AIRPORT. PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND UPON THE GRAND CAYON AIRPORT RAMP AREA.  IN ORDER TO CLEAR WIRES RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE RAMP, MOST OF ROTOR RPM WAS DEPELETED, CAUSING A HARD LANDING UPON THE RAMP.

## 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 LAX00FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA160), Apr 18, 2000: Bell 206L-3 (N2267N), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: A snow ingestion caused loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to remove the accumulated snow from the engine inlet area. Also causal was the pilot's…

## Other reports on N2267N (1)

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

- [Accident 19920619021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920619021289A), Jun 19, 1992: Bell 206L3 (N2267N), Waikoloa, HI, Substantial damage. After landing on helipad. Right rear helicopter dropped. Main rotors hit ground. Cross tube failed due to fatigue.

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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