# Accident 20081111856619A: Bell 206B, West Palm Beac, FL, November 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2008, 06:10 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JJWA
- Location: 26.5489° N, 80.0725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5489&lon=-80.0725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N281CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281CB-2023-03-04) (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 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 140 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081111856619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/11/08, AT APPROXIMATELY 0610, A BELL 206B HELICOPTER N281CB PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED TOTAL POWER LOSS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE SAW AN "ENGINE FAILED LIGHT" AND A "LOW ROTOR RPM" LIGHT.  DURING THE SUBSEQUENT AUTOROTATION THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED SOME POWERLINES (AT THAT TIME SUNLITE WAS MINIMAL) AND MANUEVERED TO AVOID THEM, THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA09LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA047), Nov 11, 2008: Bell 206B (N281CB), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an undertorqued air line fitting to the fuel control.

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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