# Accident 20001123018219A: Bell 206B, Seattle, WA, November 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2000, 19:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 47.1996° N, 120.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1996&lon=-120.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2062D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2062D-2001-10-09) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001123018219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT PERFORMING PART 133 EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS. NTSB RELEASED AIRCRAFT TO OWNER, AND SHIP REPOSITIONED TO OWNER'S HANGAR. NO AIRFRAME FAULT COULD BE FOUND TO CAUSE ENGINE POWER LOSS. ENGINE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT AND TEST RUN AT REPAIR FACILITY. ENGINE OPERATION NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OPERATED DURING FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL STATED OPERATION IN FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW REQUIRED ENGINE INLET DEFLECTORS TO BE INSTALLED. NO DEFLECTORS INSTALLED ON 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 SEA01LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA024), Nov 23, 2000: Bell 206 B3 (N2062D), Lake Kachess, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with the flight manual regarding the use of an induction system deflector kit (snow baffles) while operating in snow, and the ingestion of foreign material/snow that…

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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