# Accident 20070731016839A: Bell 206B, Columbia, MO, July 31, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8167° N, 92.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8167&lon=-92.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9ZV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9ZV) (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 250C20J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,687 total, 3,287 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070731016839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF THE PILOT PEDAL-TURNED DOWNWIND, AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. HE ADDED POWER, THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED FORWARD AND THE ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 CHI07CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA244), Jul 31, 2007: Bell 206B (N9ZV), Columbia, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, which resulted in impact with terrain during takeoff. A factor in the accident was the tall grass.

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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