# Accident 20000429005689A: Bell 206L3, April 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2000, 18:05 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AC2A
- Aircraft: N17237, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17237-2018-02-21) (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 FTW00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429005689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TURNING FINAL TO SOUTH MARSH ISLAND 61C AT 500 AGL, PILOT NOTICED HE HAD FULL TAIL ROTOR PEDAL TRAVEL WITH NO TAIL ROTOR RESPONSE. THE PILOT TERMINATED HIS APPROACH AND NOTIFIED THE COMPANY DISPATCHER OF HIS EMERGENCY. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO REACH LAND, THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR A SUPPLY BOAT. DURING THE AUTOROTATION THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE WATER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW00LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA137), Apr 29, 2000: Bell 206L3 (N17237), Salt Marsh, substantial damage. Probable cause: The company mechanic's failure to replace the bolt's cotter key properly and the subsequent loss of the nut, which then resulted in the tail rotor control disconnection and the pilot's inability to…

## Other reports on N17237 (1)

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

- [Incident 20011011032069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011011032069I), Oct 11, 2001: Bell 206L3 (N17237), TN, Minor damage. (-23) During landing at MP299DA, the pilot positioned the aircraft so he could view disembarking passengers leaving the helideck. The pilot then brought the…

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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