# Accident 20010710017689A: Bell 206B, Teterboro, NJ, July 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2001, 06:30 local time
- Place: Teterboro, NJ
- Airport: Teterboro
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.7806° N, 74.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7806&lon=-74.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710017689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED SPRAYING OPERATION AND WAS STARTING TO CLIMB OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. ALTITUDE WHEN PILOT HEARD AND FELT LOUD BANG AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO AUTOROTATE HELICOPTER INTO OPEN CLEARING JUST PAST TREE LINE THAT HE WAS OVERFLYING.  AIRCRAFT LANDED EXTREMELY HARD DRIVING LANDING GEAR UP INTO FUSELAGE FUEL TANK RUPTURING FUEL CELL.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN UPRIGHT CONDITION SKIDS TOTALLY DRIVEN INTO LOWER BELLY AREA.  PILOT WAS NOT INJURED ON IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME AND TAIL BOOM AREAS.  UPON INSPECTION OF TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT AREA, IT WAS FOUND THAT A AN174 BOLT HAD BACKED OUT OF THE THOMAS COUPLING.

## 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 NYC01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA168), Jul 10, 2001: Bell 206B (N3298G), Secaucus, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Under torque of a Thomas coupling self-locking nut for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the loss of the corresponding retaining bolt, and subsequent separation of tail rotor drive shaft…

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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