# Accident 20111201028749A: Bell 206L-3, Wingate, NC, December 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2011, 11:40 local time
- Place: Wingate, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9844° N, 80.4192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9844&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216TV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,454 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111201028749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEMOSTRATING A STRAIGHT IN AUTOROTATION IN A CLEAR GRASSY FIELD.  PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN PROPER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE GROUND.  ONE OF THE TWO MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS AND THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COVER.      A 44709 HAS BEEN OPENED BY FLM AND A LETTER SENT TO THE PILOT.

## 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 ERA12CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA095), Dec 1, 2011: Bell 206L-3 (N216TV), Wingate, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor did not select an adequate landing site for the practice autorotation.

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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