# Accident 20090824048849A: Bell Helico 206L-1, Gumboro Twp, DE, August 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2009, 17:30 local time
- Place: Gumboro Twp, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7958° N, 75.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7958&lon=-75.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98KR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98KR-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICO 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090824048849A

## Narrative

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

N98KR A BELL 206L-1 HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART137 PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON TOP OF A RE-SUPPLY TRAILER TO RELOAD CHEMICALS AND FUEL.  PILOT LET THE AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND ROTORS TURNING UNATTENDED AIRCRAFT FELL OFF OF THE RE-SUPPLY TRAILER STRIKING THE GROUND.  ONE GROUND CREW EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY  JUMPING DOWN FROM SUPPLY TRAILER.

## 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 ERA09CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA482), Aug 24, 2009: Bell 206 (N98KR), Gumboro Township, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the flight controls before exiting the running helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s practice of exiting the helicopter while it was still running.

## Other reports on N98KR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19841005071859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005071859I), Oct 5, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N98KR), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Lost right engine compartment door in flight. Struck tail rotor. Latch may not have been secured.

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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