# Accident 20060615010819A: Bell 206L3, Vernal, UT, June 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2006, 17:15 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SVFA
- Location: 39.4864° N, 109.1572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4864&lon=-109.1572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265SH-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 557 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060615010819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS OPERATING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE AT 7240 MSL WITH A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF APPROX 9700 FEET. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS 40 POUNDS BELOW MAX GROSS WEIGHT. THE TAKE OFF AREA WAS LOCATED IN HEAVY SAGE BRUSH WITH SOME CEDAR TREES AND AN UPSLOPE IN THE DEPARTURE PATH. THE FLIGHT MANUAL WAS WITHIN THE WEIGHT LIMITS FOR A GROUND EFFECT HOVER OPERATIONS BUT 200 POUNDS OVER THE LIMIT FOR OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER OPERATIONS FOR THE EXISTING CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER FOR TAKE OFF, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF. THE ROTOR RPM HAD DROPPED BELOW THE OPERATING LIMIT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 SEA06LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA121), Jun 15, 2006: Bell 206L (N265SH), Vernal, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an attempted precationary landing after a takeoff over uneven, sloping, brush-covered terrain. Factors include the pilot using the wrong performance chart…

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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