# Accident 20050420007569A: Bell 206B, Everglades, FL, April 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2005, 07:50 local time
- Place: Everglades, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XNCA
- Location: 26.2425° N, 80.3528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2425&lon=-80.3528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2285B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285B-2013-06-06) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050420007569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2005, ABOUT 0758 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206-B HELICOPTER, N2285B REGISTERED TO HELIWORKS INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 FLIGHT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE AND CAME TO REST IN 3 FEET OF WATER IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO (2) PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES, ONE (1) PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE BEGAN TO INCREASE COLLECTIVE FOR TAKEOFF. HE DETECTED THAT A ROLL WAS DEVELOPING TO THE LEFT. HE SAID HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE, BUT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH, THE ROLL CONTINUED AND THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS TO THE HELICOPTER OR ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS.

## 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 MIA05LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA095), Apr 20, 2005: Bell 206B (N2285B), Coral Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot encountered dynamic rollover while lifting off from an area in the everglades with 6-7 foot tall sawgrass nearby.

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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