# Accident 20040623015499A: Bell 206B, Lancaster, CA, June 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2004, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7210° N, 118.1509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7210&lon=-118.1509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305FD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04TA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040623015499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED AND INTERNAL INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED. NO INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED BY THE FAA.

## 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 LAX04TA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA248), Jun 23, 2004: Bell 206B (N305FD), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged autorotative flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the 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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