# Accident 20120530009489A: Bell 206B, Burbank, WA, May 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2012, 07:15 local time
- Place: Burbank, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RLJG
- Location: 46.2078° N, 118.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2078&lon=-118.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106TV-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,845 total, 717 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120530009489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION FERTILIZER SPRAYING OVER AN APPLE ORCHARD.  THE PILOT WAS ON THE FOURTH PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET OVER THE TREE TOPS WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE LOW ROTOR RPM LIGHT/SOUND AND THE ENGINE OUT LIGHT CAME ON.  THE PILOT CONDUCTED AN AUTOROTATION INTO THE TREES AND LANDED UPRIGHT.  THE TAIL BOOM WAS CUT OFF BY TREES AND TRESSEL WIRES.  THE PILOT ROLLED OFF THE THROTTLE AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD NOR ANY FIRE.

## 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 WPR12CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA236), May 30, 2012: Bell 206B (N106TV), Burbank, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque an air tube fitting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N106TV (1)

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

- [Incident 19980209006939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980209006939I), Feb 9, 1998: Bell 206B (N106TV), Scappoose, OR, Minor damage. Narrative: duck penetrated left windshield. Left a 12"X15" hole. Night VFR. Pilot did not see bird. Piece of windshield hit generator switch, turning it off.…

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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