# Accident 20020725022409A: Bell 206L3, July 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2002, 12:49 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 28.7181° N, 91.4386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7181&lon=-91.4386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3174Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020725022409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 25, 2002, AT 1249 CDT, A BELL MODEL 206-L3, N3174Y, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AIR LOGISTICS, L.L.C., AIR CARRIER CERTIFICATE ALGA151C, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DRIVE TO THE TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING TO THE WATER WHERE THE HELICOPTER ROLLED INVERTED UPON LANDING. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT AND HIS ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES UPON EXITING THE HELICOPTER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLWING WAS IN EFFECT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED #6 TAIL ROTOR SHAFT TORSIONALLLY FRACTURED DUE TO AN AS YET UNKNOWN OBJECT STRIKING A TAIL ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 FTW02LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA217), Jul 25, 2002: Bell 206L-3 (N3174Y), Eugene Is 192, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor control due to an in-flight collision with an object.

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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