# Accident 20100724040409A: Bell 206 B II, Big Bear City, CA, July 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2581° N, 116.8536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2581&lon=-116.8536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788BD-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B II (registry code 1181505, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 B II
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,680 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724040409A

## Narrative

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

ESTABLISHED OUT OF GROUND EFFECT HOVER.  TAIL ROTOR LOST EFFECTIVENESS.  AIRCRAFT MADE 3 CLOCKWISE ROTATIONS PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND

## 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 WPR10CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA364), Jul 24, 2010: Bell 206 B II (N788BD), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing approach.

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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