# Accident 20000619006199A: Bell 206B, Deville, LA, June 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2000, 09:45 local time
- Place: Deville, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 31.3392° N, 92.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3392&lon=-92.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2277T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2277T-2002-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619006199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE HELICOPTER WITHIN A COTTON FILED AND WHILE MOVING LATERALLY TO THE RIGHT, FACING SOUTHWEST INTO THE WIND, THE PILOT'S ATTETION WAS DIVERTED TO THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN TO DESCEND AND THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE EXTERNAL LOAD WHICH EXTENDED ABOVE THE COTTON PLANTS.  SUBSQUENTLY, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE MAST AND DAMAGING THE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 FTW00LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA181), Jun 19, 2000: Bell 206B (N2277T), Deville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the external load that was setting on the ground while hovering. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention.

## Other reports on N2277T (3)

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

- [Incident 19991205035919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991205035919I), Dec 5, 1999: Bell 206B (N2277T), Kemmerer, WY. (-23) The pilot was sling loading a seismic carousel 25 miles n.e. of Kemmerer WY. When the lower bags under the carousel hit cross-country power lines and…
- [Accident 19950224003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224003259A), Feb 24, 1995: Bell 206B (N2277T), Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Public use snow survey landed on deep snow. Snow pad equipped ski broke through crust. Rotor chopped tail boom.
- [Incident 19900728048349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728048349I), Jul 28, 1990: Bell 206B (N2277T), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Engine went to underspeed and low RPM warning. Automated to water. Floats tore loose. Bendix governor faulty.

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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