# Accident 20060304002859A: Bell 206B, Naples, FL, March 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1167° N, 81.7031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1167&lon=-81.7031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304002859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WING SOUTH AIRPORT (FA37) ENROUTE TO MARCO (MKY) FOR FUEL WHEN AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS IN N2 (10% GRADUAL DROP) WITH NO DROP NOTICED IN RPM ASSOCIATED. PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY LANDING ON FARMERS FIELD. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT NOSE ROSE UP AND AIRCRAFT TILTED TO RIGHT SIDE FALLING INTO DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST SUBMERGED IN 18 INCHES OF WATER ON RIGHT SIDE. NO INJURIES TO PILOT AND NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. DAMAGE NOTICED 1. WHINIEST FRONT PILOT SIDE BROKEN. 2. DOOR FRAME ENTRANCE PILOT SIDE BENT. 3. MAIN ROTOR BLADES SHEARED, BROKEN AND MORE THAN 50% SEPARATED. 3. ENGINE COWL ALSO BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. 4. TAIL BOOM BENT AWAY FROM IMPACT AND BROKEN/BUCKLED. 5. RIGHT SIDE HORIZONTAL STAB BROKEN AND BUCKLED. 6. TAIL ROTOR BLADE BROKEN AND BENT WITH 50% SEPARATED. 7. TAIL BOOM LEFT SIDE BUCKLED. 8. INSPECTED ENGINE DECK AREA AND DISCOVERED A FEW BROKEN OR BENT CONTROL RODS. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON BOTTOM OF AIRCRAFT OR SKIDS.

## 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 MIA06LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA061), Mar 4, 2006: Bell 206B (N6BR), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area to make a precautionary landing which resulted in the helicopter rolling into a ditch.

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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