# Accident 20010115000789A: Bell 206B, Mcminnville, OR, January 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2001, 12:45 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, OR
- Airport: Mcminnville Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1903° N, 123.2404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1903&lon=-123.2404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010115000789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THE PDX OPS GA UNIT. IT WAS DECIDED THAT 709 WAS NOT NECESSARY. PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE END OF AN AUTO-ROTATION. A/C SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE AROUND THE RIGHT AFT SKID CROSS TUBE AREA. THE OPERATOR WILL OVERHAUL MR TRANSMISSION AND OTHER ROTATING PARTS.

## 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 SEA01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA044), Jan 15, 2001: Bell 206B (N58WW), McMinnville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply adequate power during a practice autorotation. A factor contributing to the accident was a rough/uneven area on the asphalt landing surface.

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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