# Accident 20060628013359A: Bell 206B, Chino, CA, June 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2006
- Place: Chino, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BWHA
- Location: 33.9003° N, 117.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9003&lon=-117.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205LA-2007-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060628013359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING EASTBOUND @ HIGHWAY 91 (NEAR CROSSPOINT: TOLLROAD 241) WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG. HE TURNED NORTH AND LANDED @ FIVE MINUTES LATER ON A MESA (960 FT) AT THE STATE PARK, CHINO HILLS, CHINO, CA. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND LOOKED AROUND FOR DAMAGE. HE NOTICED NONE. HE ENTERED THE HELICOPTER AND TOOK OFF. AS HE HOVERED (3-5 FT), HE PUSHED ON THE CYCLIC. THE HELICOPTER PITCHED NOSE DOWN, STRUCK THE GROUND AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE MAIN ROTOR MAST SNAPPED AT THE TOP OF THE MAST (MAIN ROTOR FLEW 60 FT AWAY). ALSO, THE TAIL BOOM SNAPPED OFF (NO TAIL ROTOR STRIKE). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO KNOWN INJURIES. NO POST FIRE.

## 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 LAX06LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA220), Jun 28, 2006: Bell 206B (N205LA), Chino Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N205LA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940509029029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940509029029I), May 9, 1994: Bell 206B (N205LA), Point Mugu, CA. Beleived he saw transmission warning light on. Landed to check no defect. Beleive sun light lit up warning light.

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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