# Accident 20050624024139A: Bell 206L3, Algonac, MI, June 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2005, 15:23 local time
- Place: Algonac, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6256° N, 82.5344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6256&lon=-82.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N311JX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311JX-2005-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 266 total, 230 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050624024139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT WHEN HE CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SPIN AND IMPACTED A POWER LINE WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL ROTOR TO SEPARATE FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE TAIL BOOM BROKE.

## 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 CHI05CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA156), Jun 24, 2005: Bell 206L-3 (N311JX), Algonac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining helicopter control, the loss of tail rotor effectiveness he encountered, and his not maintaining clearance from objects during the approach. Factor were the low altitude,…

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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