# Accident 20031126029329A: Bell 206B, Providence, RI, November 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2003, 21:00 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Theodore Francis Green State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CDBR
- Location: 41.7425° N, 71.4522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7425&lon=-71.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90013, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90013-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031126029329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PROVIDENCE, CHANNEL 10 NEWS COPTER CRASHED INTO A PARKING LOT IN CRANSTON RI.

## 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 NYC04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA039), Nov 26, 2003: Bell 206B (N90013), Cranston, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the wind change.

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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