# Accident 20020625018439A: Bell 206B, Carbonado, WA, June 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Carbonado, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8811° N, 121.7714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8811&lon=-121.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1087L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087L-2016-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02TA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02TA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625018439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER OPERATING AT THE 8800 FT. LEVEL ON MT. RANIERS CARBON GLACIER FOR RESCUE OF CLIMBERS. PILOT HAD THE SKIDS RESTING ON THE SNOW FOR 8-10 SECONDS, WITH THE COLLECTIVE ALMOST DOWN WHEN HE REPORTS THE HELICOPTER SUDDENLY PITCHED AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE REACHED A "DROOP STOP LIMIT" AND REACTED BY MOVING THE CYCLIC FORWARD AND RAISING COLLECTIVE. THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF AND AT ABOUT 20 FEET YAWED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO ROTOR AUTHORITY AND LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND SETTLED BACK TO THE SNOW, LANDING UPRIGHT, POINTING DOWN HILL.

## 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 SEA02TA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02TA110), Jun 25, 2002: Bell 206B (N1087L), Rainier, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while trying to land. Rough/uneven terrain, inaccurate performance data calculations, inadequate in-flight planning and lack of familiarity with the…

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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