# Accident 20040622010519A: Bell 206B, Graysville, AL, June 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2004, 10:00 local time
- Place: Graysville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6209° N, 86.9608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6209&lon=-86.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3902W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3902W-2013-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 140 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04TA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04TA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040622010519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AIR SURVEILLANCE FOR THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN MANEUVER WITH A TAILWIND, ROTORCRAFT MADE AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO RIGHT LOSING TAILROTOR EFFECTIVENESS. PILOT PERFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS TO CORRECT BUT FAILED TO CORRECT IN TIME. PILOT STATED HE HAD POSITIVE CONTINUITY OF FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING ATTEMPTED RECOVERY OF ROTORCRAFT. ROTORCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT DESCENDING TO GROUND AND STRUCK TREE AND BRUSH ON HILL BELOW, THEN ROLLED OVER ON SIDE. AFTER CRASH PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE. NO INJURIES OR FATALITY REPORTED.

## 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 ATL04TA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04TA137), Jun 22, 2004: Bell 206B (N3902W), Graysville, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A factor was the pilot's improper in-flight…

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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