# Accident 20010108001279A: Bell 206B, Mineral Wells, TX, January 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2001, 14:20 local time
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX
- Airport: Mineral Wells Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7581° N, 98.0892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7581&lon=-98.0892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N152AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N152AL-2001-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010108001279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 8, 2001, AT 1420 CST, A BELL 206B, SINGLE ENGINE HELICOPTER, N152AL, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK TREES AND TERRAIN NEAR MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS. THE HELICOPTER WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY S-TEC CORPORATION OF MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HELICOPTER, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A COMPANY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS, AT 1410 CST. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 FTW01FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA048), Jan 8, 2001: Bell 206B (N152AL), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N152AL (1)

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

- [Incident 19940620029429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620029429I), Jun 20, 1994: Bell 206B (N152AL), Morgan City, LA, Minor damage. Felt a bump while hover turning on heli pad. Tail skid was damaged.

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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