# Accident 20060812017109A: Bell 206L1, Iraan, TX, August 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2006, 18:15 local time
- Place: Iraan, TX
- Airport: Iraan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: SVFL
- Location: 30.7353° N, 101.2028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7353&lon=-101.2028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,262 total, 48 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060812017109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING LONG LINE SEISMIC WORK ON A JOB JUST EAST OF IRAAN, TEXAS. HE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED AN EXTRA BAG ON ONE OF THE DROPS. HE LANDED TO REATTACH THE BAG. HIS LANDING SITE WAS ON A SLOPE, WHILE HE WAS OUT OF THE HELICOPTER TRYING TO REATTACH THE LONGLINE THE HELICOPTER SLID BACK ON THE SLOPE, TILTING NOSE UP AND STRIKING THE TAIL. THE GEARBOX AND TAIL SECTION BROKE AWAY FROM THE TAIL BOOM. THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET ON BOARD AND SHUT DOWN THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 DFW06LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA197), Aug 12, 2006: Bell 206L-1 (N601GM), Ozona, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable terrain for landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain.

## Other reports on N601GM (1)

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

- [Accident 20020925024829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925024829A), Sep 25, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N601GM), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 25, 2002, at approximately 0800 local time, Mr. Jerry m. airola, pilot-in-command of N601GM (BHT-206-L1) made and emergency hard landing in…

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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