# Accident 20040824019189A: Bell 206B, Panama City, FL, August 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City-Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XNCA
- Location: 30.2119° N, 85.6828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2119&lon=-85.6828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040824019189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HELICOPTER LOST POWER ABOUT 50FT ABOVE WATER. HE DEPLOYED THE FLOATS AND LANDED HARD IN THE WATER. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PG LINE HAD BACKED OFF OF THE GOVERNOR AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO TO MIN RPM. THE GOVERNOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED SOME 500 HRS AGO AND HAD SIGNS OF TORQUE SEAL ON THE LINE B NUT.

## 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 MIA04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA123), Aug 24, 2004: Bell 206B3 (N107PH), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection resulting in the partial loss of engine power due to a loose pneumatic line on the governor and ditching of the helicopter.

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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