# Accident 20010629028829A: Bell 206B, Salinas, CA, June 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6628° N, 121.6064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6628&lon=-121.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2269A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2269A-2004-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010629028829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 29, 2001, ABOUT 0900 HOURS PDT, A BELL 206B HELICOPTER, N2269A, ROLLED OVER WHILE LIFTING OFF THE GROUND TO A HOVER IN A FIELD NEAR SALINAS, CA. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY VERTICARE OF SALINAS, CA. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT, AND IT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOR THE TWO TRAINEES ON BOARD WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91. A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND IT PROCEEDED TO A PRE-ARRANGED PRACTICE AREA LOCATED ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. VERTICARE HAS A CONTRACT TO TRAIN 16 MILITARY PILOTS FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE TRAINEE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS TO PERFORM A LIFTOFF TO A HOVER. THE TRAINEE PILOT LIFTED OFF AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MADE A LARGE RIGHT CYCLIC INPUT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE INPUT BEFORE THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AND THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND.                                                                              (.19) ON JUNE 29, 2001, ABOUT 0900 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B HELICOPTER, N2269A, ROLLED OVER WHILE HOVERING OVER A FIELD NEAR SALINAS, CALIFORNIA. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED BY VERTICARE/AIR TRAILS OF SALINAS, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOR THE TWO STUDENT PILOTS ON BOARD WERE INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SALINAS AIRPORT AND PROCEEDED TO A COMMON PRACTICE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH. THE OPERATOR HAS A CONTRACT TO TRAIN 16 MILITARY PILOTS FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS TO PERFORM A LIFTOFF TO A HOVER. THE STUDENT LIFTED OFF AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MADE A LARGE RIGHT CYCLIC INPUT, AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE INPUT BEFORE THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX01LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA227), Jun 29, 2001: Bell 206B (N2269A), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's improper use of the cyclic controls and his failure to relinquish aircraft control, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.

## Other reports on N2269A (1)

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

- [Incident 19941208047199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941208047199I), Dec 8, 1994: Bell 206B (N2269A), Rockport, TX. Compressor stall on test flight. Landed in field. Engine had FOD damage.

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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