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FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Prosser, WA · June 8, 2004

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Date
June 8, 2004 · 18:54 local
Place
Prosser, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N213SD
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04LA102
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N213SDRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Bell 206BS/N 3109 · Built 1980Airframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Leloup was conducting a cherry drying operation under part 91 at the munson cherry farm. He turned at the end of a run and caught the Bell 206B'S tail rotor on a power transmission wire, which wrapped around the tail rotor shaft. Mr. Leloup felt the bump and headed for a more open spot in the orchard, but the power wire stayed attached to the ship and kept him from the open spot. The ship, having lost tail rotor authority, began to drift right and banked 15 degrees, wherein Mr. Leloup corrected the bank with stick input and set the helicopter down on its skids impacting two mature cherry trees. The main rotor blades impacted the cherry trees, shattering. The transmission and rotor head assembly ripped out the helicopter and landed some 20 feet ahead of the machine. Portions of the cherry tree impacted the helicopter around the engine and transmission bay damaging the deck and deck sides. The fuselage and tail boom assembly shows stress with dents, bends and kinks in structural members.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. LELOUP WAS CONDUCTING A CHERRY DRYING OPERATION UNDER PART 91 AT THE MUNSON CHERRY FARM. HE TURNED AT THE END OF A RUN AND CAUGHT THE BELL 206B'S TAIL ROTOR ON A POWER TRANSMISSION WIRE, WHICH WRAPPED AROUND THE TAIL ROTOR SHAFT. MR. LELOUP FELT THE BUMP AND HEADED FOR A MORE OPEN SPOT IN THE ORCHARD, BUT THE POWER WIRE STAYED ATTACHED TO THE SHIP AND KEPT HIM FROM THE OPEN SPOT. THE SHIP, HAVING LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY, BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT AND BANKED 15 DEGREES, WHEREIN MR. LELOUP CORRECTED THE BANK WITH STICK INPUT AND SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN ON ITS SKIDS IMPACTING TWO MATURE CHERRY TREES. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED THE CHERRY TREES, SHATTERING. THE TRANSMISSION AND ROTOR HEAD ASSEMBLY RIPPED OUT THE HELICOPTER AND LANDED SOME 20 FEET AHEAD OF THE MACHINE. PORTIONS OF THE CHERRY TREE IMPACTED THE HELICOPTER AROUND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BAY DAMAGING THE DECK AND DECK SIDES. THE FUSELAGE AND TAIL BOOM ASSEMBLY SHOWS STRESS WITH DENTS, BENDS AND KINKS IN STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA04LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportProsser, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering.Jun 9, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N213SD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19900427038339IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Syracuse, NYEngine chip warning light. Precautionary landing without incident. Cleaned chip detector.Apr 27, 1990