# Accident 20070305002689A: Bell 206B, Custer, MT, March 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Custer, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1289° N, 107.5511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1289&lon=-107.5511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150SP-2018-02-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070305002689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING HIS HELICOPTER AT A CATTLE FEED LOT, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT THAT HAD BEEN PARKED NEAR THE LOCATION THAT HE CHOSE TO LAND AT. WHILE LESS THAN 10 FEET ABOVE HIS LANDING SPOT, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE TAIL ROTOR OF THE HELICOPTER TO IMPACT THE PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 SEA07CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA069), Mar 5, 2007: Bell 206 B3 (N150SP), Custer, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance between the tail rotor of his helicopter and a piece of farm equipment during the landing sequence.

## Other reports on N150SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20130427005919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427005919A), Apr 27, 2013: Bell 206B (N150SP), Shepherd, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 27, 2013, at 0817 MST a Bell helicopter, model BHT-206B, N150SP, registered to tongue canyon aviation, LLC and flown by the private pilot owner…

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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