# Accident 20010620023379A: Bell 206L4, Daytona Beach, FL, June 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VC9C
- Location: 29.1902° N, 81.0498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1902&lon=-81.0498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010620023379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 20, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 HRS. IN VFR CONDITIONS A BELL 206-L4 HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION TO RUNWAY 16 AT DAYTONA BEACH AIRPORT, DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PILOT WAS BEING EVALUATED FOR HIS ANNUAL 135.293 CHECK RIDE. BY THE ORLANDO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, AND WHILE PERFORMING A PRACTICE AUTO ROTATION WITH POWER RECOVERY, PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED 270 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA01FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA169), Jun 20, 2001: Bell 206-L4 (N802DS), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control following a hard landing resulting from a failure to maintain rotor rpm.

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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