# Accident 20100831045829A: Bell Helico 206L-1, Walnut Grove, AR, August 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2010, 03:53 local time
- Place: Walnut Grove, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 35.5617° N, 92.5542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5617&lon=-92.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62AE-2010-10-25) (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 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICO 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 369 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA509) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100831045829A

## Narrative

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

RADAR RETURNS SHOW THE AIRCRAFT IN LEVEL FLIGHT FOR A CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF TIME.  THE RADAR TRACK SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING ABRUPTLY AND MAKING A LEFT TURN.  THE TURN REVERSES TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDS.  THE LAST RADAR HIT IS CLOSE TO THE GROUND IMPACT POINT OF THE MAIN ROTOR.

## 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 CEN10FA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA509), Aug 31, 2010: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N62AE), Walnut Grove, AR, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of aircraft control, due to spatial disorientation, resulting in the in-flight separation of the main rotor and tail boom.

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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