# Accident 20000913038989A: Bell 206B, North Arlington, NJ, September 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: North Arlington, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BKTG
- Location: 40.7863° N, 74.1262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Arlington, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7863&lon=-74.1262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000913038989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/13/00 THE A/C WAS SPRAYING FOR THE BERGEN COUNTY MOSQUITO COMMISSION. THE PILOT CLAIMED HE JUST FINISHED HIS RUN AND WAS HEADING FOR THE HELIPORT. THE PILOT FURTHER CLAIMED THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OUT. HE CONSIDERED FLYING TO TETERBORO AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE QUIT AT 40-60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT INITIATED A AUTO-ROTATION AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS. ON LANDING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK A 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE. DAMAGE TO BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND BOTH SIDES OF THE TAIL BOOM WAS OBSERVED. WITH ELECTRIC POWER APPLIED TO THE A/C IT WAS NOTED THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ZERO FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANK.

## 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 NYC00LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA263), Sep 13, 2000: Bell 206B (N3298G), North Arlington, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly with an insufficient fuel quantity. A factor in the accident was the failure of the fuel boost pump.

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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