20030109000369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Putnam, TX · January 9, 2003

Date: January 9, 2003 · 09:25 local
Place: Putnam, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: USXA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N115TV
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA080
Reported as: Bell 206B
Fatal injuries: 0

N115TVRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2006 · Bell 206BS/N 3568 · Built 1982 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On January 9, 2003, at 0925 CST, a Bell helicopter, 206B, N115TV, owned by us helicopters, inc. po box 625, marshville, NC, 28103 had an accident while on a repositioning flight from midland, Texas to grand prairie, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed (VMC) and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft was destroyed during a forced landing. There were no passengers and the pilot received serious injuries. The pilot holds a commercial rotorcraft-helicopter rating. The flight originated at the midland airport, midland Texas, on January 9, 2003 at approximately 0808 CST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 9, 2003, AT 0925 CST, A BELL HELICOPTER, 206B, N115TV, OWNED BY US HELICOPTERS, INC. PO BOX 625, MARSHVILLE, NC, 28103 HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS TO GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VMC) AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL ROTORCRAFT-HELICOPTER RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE MIDLAND AIRPORT, MIDLAND TEXAS, ON JANUARY 9, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 0808 CST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03LA080Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPutnam, TXthe pilot's failure to properly interpret and confirm a faulty tachometer instrument indication and his improper flare during the ensuing precautionary autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Also causal was the failure of the tachometer.Jan 9, 2003 · Substantial damage