# Accident 20050518008579A: Bell 206B, Huffman, TX, May 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Huffman, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: Q4LL
- Location: 29.9842° N, 95.3414° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9842&lon=-95.3414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N276M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276M-2015-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total, 136 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050518008579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS ENGAGED IN EXTERNAL LOAD LONG LINE OPERATIONS DURING THE FLIGHT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED WITH A LONG LINE ATTACHED TO THE HELICOPTER CARGO HOOK AND A SLING CABLE BASKET, WHICH SNAGGED A NEARBY TRUCK AND TRAILER DRAGGING THE HELICOPTER TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER THAT HE HAD "FORGOT TO UNHOOK THE DRAGLINE."

## 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 DFW05LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA123), May 18, 2005: Bell 206B (N276M), Huffman, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to disconnect the external load cable prior to takeoff.

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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