# Accident 20060809018329A: Bell 206B, Kissimmee, FL, August 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2006, 23:54 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5533° N, 81.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5533&lon=-81.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121RH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121RH-2010-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060809018329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ HAD NOT DONE APPROPRIATE PLANNING AND RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 ANC06CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA122), Aug 9, 2006: Bell 206B (N121RH), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the helicopter prior to the accident flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight, and 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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