# Accident 20091118051329A: Bell 206B, Lyons, OR, November 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2009, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lyons, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: L9QL
- Location: 44.8197° N, 122.3707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8197&lon=-122.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16869 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYCE 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118051329A

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPROACHING THE DROP OFF POINT FOR AN EXTERNAL LOAD OF CHRISTMAS TREES PILOT STATES THAT HE LOST LIFT AND ENDED UP LANDING HARD.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL BOOM PLUS TAIL ROTOR BLADES STRUCK PILE OF CHRISTMAS TREES PRIOR TO COMPLETE SHUTDOWN.  I PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR10CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA057), Nov 18, 2009: Bell 206B (N16869), Lyons, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition while he was descending, and his improper initial remedial action.

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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