# Accident 20070513009069A: Bell 206B, Horseshoe Bay, TX, May 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2007, 08:00 local time
- Place: Horseshoe Bay, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5323° N, 98.3765° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5323&lon=-98.3765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N905WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N905WP) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070513009069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2007 (AT 0745 HRS CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME), A SINGLE ENGINE BELL 206-B HELICOPTER, N905WP, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION (APPLEHEAD ISLAND) IN HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS. NO INJURIES, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 DFW07LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA111), May 13, 2007: Bell 206B (N905WP), Horseshoe Bay, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control as result of dynamic rollover while attempting to takeoff. Facrots were the landing skid becoming snagged and the soft terrain.

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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