# Accident 20070626020509A: Bell 206B, Grand Forks, ND, June 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2007, 14:38 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 47.9492° N, 97.1761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9492&lon=-97.1761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96ND-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 920 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070626020509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A DUAL TRAINING FLIGHT THE CFI/PIC HAD TAKEN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE THE STUDENT WAS DONNING THE IFR HOOD. DURING A LOW HOVER THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED AFT AND TO THE RIGHT CONTACTING THE GROUND WITH THE AFT END OF THE RIGHT SKID, BOUNCED AND HIT A SECOND TIME HARDER BREAKING OF THE AFT 12-14 INCHES OF THE SKID RESULTING IN THE SKID BEING STUCK/CAUGHT IN THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL RIGHT WITH A SUBSEQUENT TAIL SKID STRIKE FOLLOWED BY MAIN ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE TAILBOOM SEPARATING THE TAIL BOOM FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN ROTOR MAST POLE/TRANSMISSION BEING EXTRACTED FROM THE HELICOPTER. THE FUSELAGE ROLLED ALMOST INVERTED AND ROLLED BACK TO THE LEFT COMING TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE CERTIFIED FIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT REMOVED THEIR SEAT BELT/SHOULDER HARNESSES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED NO PROBLEMS WITH AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WHEN QUESTIONED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI07CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA181), Jun 26, 2007: Bell 206B (N96ND), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the helicopter during a hover for takeoff. A factor contributing to the…

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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