# Accident 20050907022819A: Bell 206B, New Orleans, LA, September 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2005, 18:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OB0A
- Location: 29.9894° N, 90.2578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9894&lon=-90.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230CA-2007-09-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 719 total, 26 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050907022819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ORBITING LEFT AT BELOW 500 FEET ON PHOTO MISSION AIRCRAFT FLEW UNDER LARGE MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO ROOFTOP BELOW.

## 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 DFW05LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA239), Sep 7, 2005: Bell 206B (N230CA), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.

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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