# Accident 20010323007209A: Bell 206L1, Tyre, NY, March 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2001, 15:20 local time
- Place: Tyre, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 42.9600° N, 76.8267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9600&lon=-76.8267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2138Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138Y-2014-12-02) (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-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323007209A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON 3-23-01, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DAT^, DEPARTED IN N2183Y, A BELL 206 L1, S/N 45639, OPERATED BY EMS AIR SERVICES, MERCY FLIGHT HELICOPTER.  THE FLIGHT STARTED AT 1505 EST FROM CANANDAIGUA AIRPORT, D38, IN CANANDAIGUA, NY ENROUTE TO MARCELLUS AIRPORT, NK71, LOCATED IN MARCELLUS NY.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 LOCAL, PILOT,  RAYMOND K. DAUPHINAIS , HEARD A LOUND NOISE, LIKE A BANG, AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT YAW QUICKLY 2 TO 3 TIMES.  HE REDUCED THE POWER AND HEADED TOWARDS A FIELD.  DURING HIS DECENT HE DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A TAIL ROTOR FAILURE.  THE FIELD THAT HE PICKED HAD SMALL TREES, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER.  HE LEVELED OFF JUST ABOVE THE TREES.  WHEN HE DID THIS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT; HE THEN ROLLED OFF THE POWER TO STOP THE SPINNING.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE IN A WET, MUDDY AREA.  LOCATED 200 YARDS EAST OF BLACK BROOK RD, IN THE TOWN SHIP OF TYRE, NY IN SENECA COUNTY.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT THE PASSENGER WAS TRAPPED IN THE WRECKAGE.  THE PILOT USED A CELL PHONE AND CALLED HIS OPERATIONS AT MERCY FLIGHT.  RESCUE WORKERS REMOVED THE PASSENGER AND AIR LIFTED HIM TO STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, NY. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD, LACERATION TO THE  LEFT EAR WITH STITCHED AND MUSCLE STRAINS.  PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DAT^, SUFFERED A BROKEN RIGHT THUMB, A BROKEN LEFT ARM, 2 BROKEN RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE, A SCRATCH ON HIS LEFT EYE, BROKEN RIGHT CLAVICLE AND ABRASIONS TO HIS HEAD AND NECK.  WHEN INSPECTORS  TESSIER AND WILLIAMS  EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE WE NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO ROTATIONAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL ROTOR.  A CLOSER LOOK REVEALED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE BEARING HANGER THAT HOLDS ONE OF THE BEARINGS FOR THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT HAD BROKE.  THESE PARTS WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO THE NTSB FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.  WEATHER AT THAT TIME WAS, WIND 320 AT 12 KNOTS, VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 3,500.  TEMPERATURE OF 8 DEGREES CELSIUS AND ALTIMETER 29.62.

## 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 NYC01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA088), Mar 23, 2001: Bell 206 L-1 (N2138Y), Seneca Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of a bolt in a Thomas coupling on the tail rotor drive shaft, for undetermined reasons, during climb, while operating over unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N2138Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19820422010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422010619A), Apr 22, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2138Y), Cameron, LA, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor assembly. Popped floats before hitting water in a right spin. Floated inverted. Blade debonding.

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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