# Accident 20130420005949A: Bell 206B3, Wells, NV, April 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2013, 10:40 local time
- Place: Wells, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FZPA
- Location: 41.3658° N, 114.9983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3658&lon=-114.9983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4237M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4237M) (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 206B3
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,115 total, 2,709 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130420005949A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/20/2013 AT 10:40 A.M., HELICOPTER N4237M, A BELL 206B3, STRUCK A 8-10 FOOT BUSH WITH THE TAIL ROTOR.  THIS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT VIBRATIONS.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITHOUT POWER TO THE NEAREST LANDING AREA.  THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER AND WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 WPR13CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA204), Apr 20, 2013: Bell 206B (N4237M), Wells, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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