# Accident 20080822853219A: Bell 206A, Mahoney, PA, August 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2008, 18:45 local time
- Place: Mahoney, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7764° N, 76.0858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7764&lon=-76.0858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67AR-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822853219A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A “GOLF BALL” DROP, AIRCRAFT APPROACHED DROP AREA INTO A HEAD WIND. MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN SLOWED CLOSE TO ZERO FORWARD AIRSPEED BELOW TREE LINE WHILE HEADING IN AN UPHILL DIRECTION WITH WHAT HAD KNOW BECOME A TAILWIND, SHIFTING TO A RIGHT QUARTING CROSSWIND. RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STARTING TO PORPOSE AND SPIN TO RIGHT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON AN ADJOINING GOLF COURSE APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM GOLF BALL DROP AREA.

## 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 NYC08LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA287), Aug 22, 2008: Bell 206A (N67AR), Barnesville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during the low-speed, low-altitude maneuver which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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