# Accident 20090702011799A: Bell 206L1, Summit County, CO, July 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2009, 15:15 local time
- Place: Summit County, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 39.5003° N, 106.0400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5003&lon=-106.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38AZ-2011-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090702011799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT START TO ROTATE HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ROTATION BUT WAS UNABLE, HE THEN RELEASED THE LOAD AND BUT WAS STILL UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON HIM AND PINNED HIM UNDER IT.  THE EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED IN MOUNTAINIOUS TERRAIN AT A APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 13,000 FEET MSL.

## 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 CEN09LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA413), Jul 2, 2009: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N38AZ), Breckenridge, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to monitor wind direction while…

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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