# Accident 20130507008289A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, La Junta, CO, May 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: La Junta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9603° N, 103.4703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9603&lon=-103.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20Z) (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-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 300 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130507008289A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/07/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HRS. MDT, N20Z A BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON MODEL 206L-1 LONG-RANGER ROTORCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR LA JUNTA, CO.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE THREE OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, (VMC).

## 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 CEN13LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA310), May 7, 2013: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N20Z), La Junta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during low-altitude operations, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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