# Accident 20000505042039A: Bell 206B3, Juneau, AK, May 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2000, 14:00 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XCHA
- Location: 59.1604° N, 135.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1604&lon=-135.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49686 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 955 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505042039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AT REMOTE SITE ON 18FT X 18FT WOODEN HELICOPTER PLATFORM ELEVATED 6 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE HELICOPTER TIPPED BACKWARDS AND SLID PARTIALLY OFF THE PLATFORM, STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE TAIL/TAIL ROTOR. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 91 AS A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO PICK UP PASSENGERS.

## 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 ANC00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA055), May 5, 2000: Bell 206B (N49686), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point.

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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