# Accident 20120122000489A: Bell 206B, Irving, TX, January 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2012, 15:10 local time
- Place: Irving, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: L62A
- Location: 32.8707° N, 96.9997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8707&lon=-96.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555NB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555NB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120122000489A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN THIS AIRCRAFT FROM KDTO (DENTON AIRPORT) WITH 75 GALLONS OF FUEL. HE PICKED UP THREE PASSENGERS AT DAL, LANDMARK AVIATION. HE TOOK THESE PASSENGERS TO THEIR DESTINATION IN WACO. HE WAITED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND THEY DEPARTED FOR THE LOS COLINAS FOUR SEASONS RESORT. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE, AND AT ABOUT 200 FT. THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT. HE MADE AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO LAND AT THE ONLY AVAILABLE FLAT GROUND AT THE LOS COLINAS GOLF CLUB. HE HIT THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH IMPACT TO BEND THE TAILBOOM, AND THE TRANSMISSION DRAG PIN IMPACTED THE HARD LANDING INDICATOR. THE VERTICAL FIN IMPACTED THE GROUND AS IT BOUNCED AND SPUN 90 DEGREES, BENDING IT 6-8 INCHES FROM THE TAILS SKID. THE M/R OR T/R DID NOT IMPACT THE GROUND. THE SWASHPLATE IMPACTED THE SURROUNDING COWL. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ZERO FUEL. THE FUEL WAS SUMPED, AND THERE WAS LESS THAN 1/2 GALLON, BELOW THE UNUSABLE FUEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS INSPECTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED UNUSUAL FUEL BURN. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR COMING FROM ANY OF THE DRAIN TUBES.

## 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 CEN12LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA141), Jan 22, 2012: Bell 206B (N555NB), Irving, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.

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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