# Accident 20030726020809A: Bell 206L3, Whiteriver, AZ, July 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2003, 15:24 local time
- Place: Whiteriver, AZ
- Airport: Whiteriver Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XW9A
- Location: 33.8858° N, 109.6753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8858&lon=-109.6753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6184D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6184D-2004-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03GA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03GA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726020809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS DURING A HOVER AND SPUN IN.

## 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 LAX03GA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03GA244), Jul 26, 2003: Bell 206L-3 (N6184D), Whiteriver, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a minimum translational lift airspeed while maneuvering in high density altitude conditions at near maximum required torque and above the in ground effect hover…

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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