# Accident 20071018824639A: Bell 206B, Dickinson, ND, October 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2007, 11:10 local time
- Place: Dickinson, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9325° N, 103.3180° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9325&lon=-103.3180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51698-2011-05-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34,500 total, 20,000 in this make and model, 335 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071018824639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2007, AT 11:10 AM LOCAL TIME A BELL 206, N51698, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHILE HERDING HORSES 20 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON, ND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT SKID CAUGHT THE TOP CABLE OF THE FENCE AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE GROUND. MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CHI08CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA021), Oct 18, 2007: Bell 206B-III (N51698), Medora, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the fence while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resuled in the helicopter rolling over and impacting the terrain. A factor associated with 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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