# Accident 20050923024399A: Bell 206B, Titusville, FL, September 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Space Center Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5147° N, 80.7992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5147&lon=-80.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,171 total, 1,386 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050923024399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SEE ATTACHED STATEMENTS FROM PERSONNEL ONBOARD. PLANNED MANEUVER WAS A 180-DEGREE AUTOROTATION TO A HOVER WITH PLANNED TOUCHDOWN FROM HOVER. CREW HAD DONE AT LEAST FOUR OF THESE MANEUVERS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. INSTRUCTOR SAID THE HELICOPTER HAD BEEN PERFORMING NORMALLY. ON TOUCHDOWN DURING THE MISHAP MANEUVER, THE CREW NOTICED DEBRIS RADIATING FROM THE AIRCRAFT, ACCOMPANIED BY A SMALL VIBRATION. INSTRUCTOR CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND OPENED THE DOOR ON HIS SIDE TO LOOK AFT. HE SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN. ON 09/12/2005, INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED INITIAL CERTIFICATE AS A CFI-RH. MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA05CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA160), Sep 23, 2005: Bell 206B3 (N39MK), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper flare resulting in a hard landing and main rotor contact with tail boom.

## Other reports on N39MK (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220721007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220721007799A), Jul 21, 2022: Bell 206B (N39MK), Kenton, OH, Destroyed. The pilot was conducting spraying application (pesticide) on crops (corn) he noticed a drop in engine RPM and didn't know if it was a faulty gauge or fuel…
- [Incident 20060920020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920020779I), Sep 20, 2006: Bell 206B (N39MK), Hamilton, TX. (-23) The pilot was picking up 4 heli-bags on a lanyard. One of the lanyards was about 6 feet longer than the others and the equipment dangled about an…

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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