# Accident 20030306005039A: Bell 206L3, Kingsland, TX, March 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2003, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kingsland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IBUA
- Location: 30.6525° N, 98.4739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6525&lon=-98.4739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N793CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030306005039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BAGS FROM AFT BAGGAGE STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT, SUBSEQUENTLY THE TAIL ROTOR FAILED THE PILOT LANDED IN ORCHARD. THE HARD LANDING SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. ELT FUNCTIONED. COMPANY ADDING ANNUNCIATORS ON DOORS.

## 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 FTW03LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA104), Mar 6, 2003: Bell 206L-3 (N793CA), Kingsland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor drive as a result of a blanket coming in contract with the tailrotor blades, after the aft cargo door was left unsecured. Contributing factors were the lack of suitable terrain…

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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