# Accident 20001218027919A: Bell 206B3, Hurst, TX, December 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2000, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hurst, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8305° N, 97.1694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8305&lon=-97.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8240G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8240G-2001-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218027919A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON DECEMBER 18, 2000, AT 1315 CST, A BELL HELICOPTER, MODEL 206B3, N8240G, OPERATED BY BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT ROLLED OVER DURING A PRACTICE HYDRAULICS OFF LANDING AT THE BELL HELICOPTER TRAINING STRIP NO. 2, NEAR HURST, TEXAS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A LOCAL COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BELL HELICOPTER TRAINING CENTER.

## 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 FTW01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA038), Dec 18, 2000: Bell 206B3 (N8240G), Hurst, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the practice hydraulic off run-on landing. Contributing factors were the gusty wind conditions, and the non-breakaway runway…

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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