# Accident 20101103049709A: Bell 206B, Meeker, CO, November 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Meeker, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1886° N, 107.9067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1886&lon=-107.9067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8533F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8533F-2013-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,869 total, 12,500 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101103049709A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC OF A BELL 206, N8533F FLYING A PART 91 PIPELINE PATROL. THEY WERE APPROX. 10 MILES NORTH WEST OF MEEKER CO. AT APPROX 1500 LOCAL TIME HE WAS FLYING WEST BOUND AND STRUCK A SET OF POWER LINES THAT WERE 90' ABOVE  THE ROAD IN THE VALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT DID A FLIP IN THE AIR AND CRASHED 55' FROM WHERE THE POWER LINES WERE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS HIS WIFE WAS FATALEY INJURED.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN11FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA053), Nov 3, 2010: Bell 206 (N8533F), Meeker, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from electrical power lines during the low-altitude flight.

## Other reports on N8533F (2)

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

- [Accident 19980420007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980420007279A), Apr 20, 1998: Bell 206B (N8533F), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Hard ground impact during practice autorotation. Fuel control governor surged and slow response in power recovery. (.4)the instructor pilot and new company…
- [Accident 19790803032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803032509A), Aug 3, 1979: Bell 206B (N8533F), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit en flight. Made autorotate hard landing. Defective engine-driven fuel pump. Inadequate maintenance.

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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