# Accident 20080927848189A: Bell 206B, WY, September 27, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1331° N, 106.0005° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1331&lon=-106.0005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59611-2013-02-08) (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 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080927848189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 AT 13:25 MDT, A BELL HELICOPETER 206B, N59611, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED HARD 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LARAMIE WYOMING, WHILE SPOTTING CATTLE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE HELICOPTER WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 SEA08LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA213), Sep 27, 2008: Bell 206B (N59611), Woods Landing-Jelm, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness event and his failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering. Contributing to the accident were the tailwind condition and 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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