# Accident 20010927026439A: Bell 206B, Parkrapids, MN, September 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2001, 12:30 local time
- Place: Parkrapids, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9108° N, 95.0599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9108&lon=-95.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56MC-2002-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927026439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER DESCENDED INTO POTATO LAKE FOR REASONS YET TO BE DETERMINED. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. SECTIONS 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D, 21E, 21F, 32, 39, AND 42 WILL BE AMENDED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2001, ABOUT 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B-III, N56MC, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH WATER WHILE MANEUVERING OVER POTATO LAKE, NEAR PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM PARK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA, AT 1220 AND WAS MANEUVERING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA327), Sep 27, 2001: Bell 206B-III (N56MC), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance when he maneuvered above the glassy lake. A factor to the accident was the glassy lake condition.

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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