# Accident 20020925024829A: Bell 206L1, Las Vegas, NV, September 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2002, 08:05 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2000° N, 115.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2000&lon=-115.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925024829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 LOCAL TIME, MR. JERRY M. AIROLA, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N601GM (BHT-206-L1) MADE AND EMERGENCY HARD LANDING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN LOT. THE LOT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT). THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL BOOM AND AFT PASSENGER BULKHEAD. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION AT THE SITE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE MAIN TANK AND APPROXIMATELY ONE CUP OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL FILTER.

## 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 LAX02LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA295), Sep 25, 2002: Bell 206L-1 (N601GM), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power due to an inadequate fuel supply.

## Other reports on N601GM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060812017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812017109A), Aug 12, 2006: Bell 206L1 (N601GM), Iraan, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was performing long line seismic work on a job just east of Iraan, Texas. He accidentally dropped an extra bag on one of the drops. He landed…

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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