# Accident 20130423009709A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Grand Canyon, AZ, April 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2013, 13:45 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PG9A
- Location: 35.8553° N, 112.0756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8553&lon=-112.0756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2072M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,966 total, 1,106 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130423009709A

## Narrative

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

PAPILLON HELICOPTERS A PART 135 AIR TOUR OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER PART 91. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 14 MILES EAST OF THE GRAND CANYON AIRPORT ON 4/23/13 AT 2:45 PM LOCAL. N2072M A BELL 206 LANDED HARD AFTER PERFORMING A 180 DEGREE AUTOROTATION WITH TERMINATION OF POWER. THE COMPANY INSTRUCTOR (PIC) WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES A BENT TAILBOOM, BROKEN TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, AND TAIL ROTOR BLADE DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA206), Apr 23, 2013: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor and the pilot receiving instruction to recognize before entering the flare that the wind had shifted to a tailwind and terminate the practice autorotation.

## Other reports on N2072M (4)

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

- [Incident 20120517007979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517007979I), May 17, 2012: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. During a practice autorotation, the instructor failed to roll on throttle in a timely manner in order to perform a power recovery to a hover. The aircraft…
- [Incident 20110531010619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110531010619I), May 31, 2011: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N2072M), Peach Springs, AZ, Minor damage. PIC [privacy data omitted] stated that he had performed his morning pre-flight and was waiting for company employess to arrive at the Grand Canyon west…
- [Incident 19960908039819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908039819I), Sep 8, 1996: Bell 206L1 (N2072M), Grand Canyon, AZ. Narrative: with regards to the precautionary landing at approximately 1615 on 9-8-96 in N2072M, there was control hindrance in flight. At level cruise of 70%…
- [Incident 19860210020852I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860210020852I), Feb 10, 1986: Bell 206L1 (N2072M), Hanalei, HI, Minor damage. Power reduced to flight idle while awaiting fuel. Rotor blades contacted 1075S main rotors also awaiting refueling

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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