# Accident 20050625023979A: Bell 206B, Cleveland, OH, June 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5175° N, 81.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5175&lon=-81.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1212N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050625023979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE HOVERING AT 5000', THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVESHAFT FAILED. PILOT ENTERED INTO AN AUTOROTATION. DURING TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAILBOOM AT APPROXIMATELY MID SECTION.

## 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 IAD05LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA084), Jun 25, 2005: Bell 206B (N1212N), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the main drive shaft for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. A factor was pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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