# Accident 20060125000369A: Bell 206L4, Ft Worth, TX, January 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Alliance Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FW8S
- Location: 32.9858° N, 97.3178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9858&lon=-97.3178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N225GH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 750 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060125000369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DURING TOUCHDOWN AUTOROTATION DUE TO LOW ROTOR RPM.

## 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 DFW06CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA058), Jan 25, 2006: Bell 206L-4 (N225GH), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructors failure to maintain main rotor RPM and 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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