# Accident 20020411007419A: Bell 206B, Dallas, TX, April 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2002, 08:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8469° N, 96.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8469&lon=-96.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513FD-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020411007419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HRS. MR. DAVID MYER WAS OPERATING BELL 206B HELICOPTER N513FD ON A TRAFFIC WATCH FLIGHT WITH THREE ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THEY WERE IN THE VICINITY OF MIDWAY ROAD AND BOBBITT DRIVE DALLAS TEXAS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS WHICH THE PILOT WAS NOT SURE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OR A PARTIAL LOSS. HE NOTED THAT THE ROTOR RPM WAS DROPPING SO HE IMMEDIATELY ENTERED AUTOROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH SOME TREES AND TOUCHED DOWN ON BOBBITT DRIVE AND THEN SLID ABOUT 150 FEET WEST ON BOBBITT DRIVE AND OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OF MIDWAY ROAD AND BOBBITT DRIVE. A LARGE SECTION OF THE TAIL BOOM INCLUDING THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AS DID SECTIONS OF THE SKIDS. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS REMOVED TO PARKLAND HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE FOLLOWING DAY.

## 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 FTW02LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA117), Apr 11, 2002: Bell 206B (N513FD), Walnut Hill, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of the backing off of the PC air line "B" nut due to the improper installation by the company maintenance personnel. Contributing factors were the inadequate…

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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