# Accident 20030109000369A: Bell 206B, Putnam, TX, January 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2003, 09:25 local time
- Place: Putnam, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: USXA
- Location: 32.3761° N, 99.1700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3761&lon=-99.1700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115TV-2006-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030109000369A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW03LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA080), Jan 9, 2003: Bell 206B (N115TV), Putnam, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.…

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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