# Accident 20021115032209A: Bell 206B, Kingman, AZ, November 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2002, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Airport: Kingman Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1952° N, 114.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1952&lon=-114.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16962-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021115032209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2002 AT APPROX 1630 MST, A BHT-206B HELICOPTER, N16962, S/N 2362 HAD IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE AND WAS DESTROYED UPON SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN APPROX 20 MILES NW OF KINGMAN, AZ. THE LONE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE WIRE STRIKE WAS ON LOWER WIRE OF TWO POWER LINES STACKED VERTICALLY APPROX 40 FT AGL WITH THE UPPER WIRE APPROX 4 FT ABOVE THE LOWER WIRE AND STILL INTACT. THE POWER LINES RUN PARALLEL TO STOCKTON HILL RD (RD RUNS APPROX 315/135 DEGREES) AND THEN CROSS OVER AND RUN PERPENDICULAR TO STOCKTON HILL RD AT THE INITIAL AREA OF THE WIRE STRIKE. IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WAS APPROX 500 FT SE AND APPROX 150 FT W OF STOCKTON HILL RD FROM INITIAL WIRE STRIKE. IMPACT AREA INDICATES HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN BASICALLY IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE SLIGHTLY RT NOSE DOWN. IMPACT FORCE WAS NEAR VERTICAL WITH FUEL BLADDER COMPLETELY RUPTURED AND TRANSMISSION DECK/ROOF COLLAPSED UPON FUSELAGE. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND POWER DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS LOCATED WITHIN IMPACT AREA. ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE HAD MARKS/STRIATIONS CONSISTENT WITH EVIDENCE OF WIRE STRIKE. MARKS WERE APPROX 4 FT FROM ROTOR HEAD ATTACH POINT.

## 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 ANC03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA015), Nov 15, 2002: Bell 206B (N16962), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from obstacles during cruise flight, which resulted in the helicopter striking a transmission line, and subsequently the ground.

## Other reports on N16962 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910714062359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714062359A), Jul 14, 1991: Bell 206B (N16962), Freeport, TX, Substantial damage. Boost pump lights came on. Lost power on autorotation landing. Hard landing fuel pumps burned out. Lacked fuel.
- [Accident 19880818035359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880818035359A), Aug 18, 1988: Bell 206B (N16962), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine overtemped and failed on a test flight. Made hard autorotation landing.

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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