# Accident 20030606012459A: Bell 206B, Malone, TX, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 17:15 local time
- Place: Malone, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9667° N, 96.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9667&lon=-96.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242TK-2005-03-10) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 425 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606012459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 LOCAL TIME, HELICOPTER BHT-206-B, N242TK, OPERATED BY MR. MILTON HENRY WOOD BEGAN TO LOSE POWER 3 MILES NORTH OF MALONE, TEXAS. MR. WOOD ELECTED TO PERFORM AN AUTOROTATION TO A LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. N242TK APPARENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE CAUSING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. MR. WOOD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 2100 LOCAL TIME. MR. WOOD WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD N242TK.

## 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 LAX03LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA183), Jun 6, 2003: Bell 206B (N242TK), Malone, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fuel starvation induced loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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