# Accident 20001030035619A: Bell 206L1, Mesa Verde, CO, October 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mesa Verde, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1797° N, 108.4904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1797&lon=-108.4904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613-2014-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001030035619A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON OCTOBER 30, 2000, AT 1230 MDT, A BELL BHT-206-L1 HELICOPTER, N613 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN A TAIL ROTOR BLADE FAILED DURING APPROACH TO A HELICOPTER LANDING PAD AT MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, CO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A PUBLIC USE FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PAD AT ABOUT 1200 MDT.

## 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 DEN01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA012), Oct 30, 2000: Bell 206L-1 (N613), Mesa Verde, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The manufacturer's use of improper materials, and inadequate quality control of the tail rotor blades during the manufacturing process, which resulted in fatigue failure of the blade.

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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