# Accident 20040823019389A: Bell 206B, Atlantic City, WY, August 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2004, 14:55 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BZBA
- Location: 42.4397° N, 108.6436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4397&lon=-108.6436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2751U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2751U-2004-11-09) (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: 16,185 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040823019389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN AERIAL FILMING FLIGHT AT 50' TO 75' AGL, AIRCRAFT TURNED DOWNWIND WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 30 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND, AND A DOWNDRAFT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND CRASHED.

## 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 DEN04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA130), Aug 23, 2004: Bell 206B3 (N2751U), Atlantic City, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control, improper in-flight planning and decision making, and failure to compensate for wind conditions, resulting in collision with terrain. Contributing…

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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