# Accident 20041014028189A: Bell 206B, Eutaw, AL, October 14, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Eutaw, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YW6G
- Location: 33.0333° N, 87.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0333&lon=-87.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300HT-2013-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041014028189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 14, 2004, APPROXIMATELY 10:00 A.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B, N300HT, COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT IN EUTAW, ALABAMA. MR. DARREL JEAN WARD WAS THE COMMERCIAL PILOT CONDUCTING THE OPERATION WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE HELICOPTER WAS REFUELING FOR 10-15 MINUTE FLIGHTS FROM A FUELING TRUCK, AND THE PILOT WAS REFUELING THE HELICOPTER USING THE FUEL GAUGES ON THE HELICOPTER SINCE THE FUELING TRUCK DID NOT HAVE A FUEL COUNTER TO GUAGE FUEL FLOW. THE PILOT DEPARTED TO DISPERSE CHEMICALS UNCERTAIN AS TO THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED IN TREES. SUBSEQUENT RUN-UP OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS AT 65% POWER FOR FIVE MINUTES.

## 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 ATL05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA003), Oct 14, 2004: Bell 206 B (N300HT), Eutaw, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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