# Accident 20030620013049A: Bell 206B, Baxter, MN, June 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2003, 14:14 local time
- Place: Baxter, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3978° N, 94.1372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3978&lon=-94.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79BH-2018-01-09) (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 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,248 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620013049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOCAL PHOTO FLIGHT WITH PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. PILOT WAS IN 300 FOOT HIGH-HOVER OVER WOODED AREA ADJACENT TO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS GS ON A WEST HEADING AND THAT WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SSW AT 14-16 KNOTS GUST 22 WHEN PILOT ENCOUNTERED RIGHT TURNING TENDENCY ASSOCIATED WITH LOSS OF TAILROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT MADE 3 TURNS BEFORE RECOVERY AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OVER A CLEARING. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING IN A SMALL CLEARING IN WOODED AREA BUT STRUCK TREES DURING DESCENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED VERY MINOR INJURIES. REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. NO INJURIES TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE OCCURRED. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF AIRCRAFT FOUND TO HAVE INITIATED EVENT.

## 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 CHI03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA172), Jun 20, 2003: Bell 206B (N79BH), Baxter, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Factors contributing to this accident were the helicopter's low airspeed, low altitude, the…

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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