# Accident 20080909849209A: Bell 206B, Eutaw, AL, September 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Eutaw, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JRRL
- Location: 32.8553° N, 87.8792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8553&lon=-87.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206WA) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080909849209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED HIS HELICOPTER ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE SERVICING TRUCK.  THIS TRUCK CONTAINED BOTH THE CHEMICAL AND FUEL.  THE PILOT REQUESTED FUEL IN ADDITION TO THE CHEMICAL UPLOAD.  AFTER SEEING A THUMBS-UP SIGNAL, THE PILOT LIFTED OFF.  THE CHEMICAL HOSE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE HELICOPTER.  THE HELICOPTER PICHED NOSE DOWN AND THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.  THE HELICOPTER ENDED UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN A GULLEY.

## 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 NYC08CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA309), Sep 9, 2008: Bell 206B (N206WA), Eutaw, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.