# Accident 20031103033549A: Bell 206B, Coleman, WI, November 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2003, 12:40 local time
- Place: Coleman, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0722° N, 88.0586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0722&lon=-88.0586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3198C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3198C-2004-12-23) (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 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031103033549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ANTIGO, WI, TO ABRAMS, WI, BELL 206B N3198C EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE AT 500' AGL, RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING AT 148 N. LOUIS ST. COLEMAN, WI. DURING THE LANDING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN ADJACENT GARAGE ROOF TWICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND ROLLED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. A POST IMPACT FIRE ERUPTED WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT PRECIPITATION WAS SNOW. HE FURTHER STATED THAT NEITHER SNOW BAFFLES OR RE-IGNITION WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA027), Nov 3, 2003: Bell 206B (N3198C), Coleman, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain encountered for the forced landing. The garage building was a factor.

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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