# Accident 20030730022509A: Bell 206B, Ft Myers, FL, July 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDXG
- Location: 26.6298° N, 81.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6298&lon=-81.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876M-2004-09-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,140 total, 340 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03TA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03TA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030730022509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2003, AT 0945 HRS. EDT, A BELL HELICOPTER (BHT-206) N876MC, REGISTERED TO LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF IN LEE COUNTY, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A LOCAL MOSQUITO CONTROL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE PILOT AND FLIGHT CREW MEMBER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LEE COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA AT 0900HRS.

## 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 MIA03TA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03TA152), Jul 30, 2003: Bell BHT-206-B3 (N876M), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately clear the right skid of obstructions which resulted in a dynamic rollover to the right during takeoff and damage to the helicopter.

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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