# Accident 20051022027989A: Bell 206L3, Marble Falls, TX, October 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2005
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 30.9781° N, 98.4550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9781&lon=-98.4550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N941SL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,904 total, 6,156 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051022027989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER PARTIALLY LOST ENGINE POWER DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AT ASSIGNED BASE HELIPAD IN MARBLE FALLS, TEXAS. PILOT REACTED APPROPRIATELY AND USED WHAT AVAILABLE POWER REMAINED TO ARRIVE AT THE HELIPAD, DUE TO LOW ENGINE POWER AND A RESULTANT LOW ROTOR SPEED HELICOPTER STRUCK THE GROUND WITH A TAIL LOW ATTITUDE AND TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE MAIN ROTORS CONTACTING THE TAILCONE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER VERTICAL END PLATES AND CAUSING MAIN ROTOR BLADE DAMAGE. HELICOPTER CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE HELIPAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 DFW06CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA011), Oct 22, 2005: Bell B206 L-3 (N941SL), Marble Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing as result of a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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