# Incident 20051125030009I: Bell 206B, Evadale, TX, November 25, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2005, 13:15 local time
- Place: Evadale, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: K9PL
- Location: 30.3291° N, 94.0517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evadale, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3291&lon=-94.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N499BH-2021-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051125030009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 400 FEET MSL, 4 MILES SSEOF EVADALE, TEXAS, RETURNING TO LANDING ZONE WITH 100' EXTERNAL LONG LINE AND EMPTY BASKET, PILOT FELT A LOUG "BANG", NOTED IMMEDIATE RIGHT YAW AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY. IMMEDIATELY JETTISONED LINE AND BASKET, CONTINUED RIGHT TURN TO EASTERLY HEADING AND AUTO-ROTATED INTO MARSHY CLEAR-CUT FIELD WITH SCRUB PINE TREES ABOUT 4-5 FEET TALL. HELICOPTER REMAINED UPRIGHT HEADING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION.

## Other reports on N499BH (1)

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

- [Accident 20101013051219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101013051219A), Oct 13, 2010: Bell 206B (N499BH), Winnie, TX, Destroyed. The pilot landed ontop of a fuel truck to refuel. One of the ground personel made a hand gesture that the pilot mistook as a signal for takeoff. Upon lifting…

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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