# Accident 20130211001189A: Bell 206B, Albuquerque, NM, February 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PBKA
- Location: 35.6778° N, 106.6753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6778&lon=-106.6753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360AW-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130211001189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ENGINE SHUT DOWN DURING FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE AND LOW AIRSPEED. PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION TO AVAILABLE CLEARED AREA IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  DUE TO LOW ROTOR  RPM, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER

## 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 CEN13LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA158), Feb 11, 2013: Bell 206B III (N360AW), Ponderosa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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