# Accident 20130907016229A: Bell 206L-3, Amistad, NM, September 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Amistad, NM
- Airport: Tumcumcari Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Location: 35.9181° N, 103.1531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9181&lon=-103.1531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721LL-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13TA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13TA535) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130907016229A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 @ 1600 MDT A BELL 206B L-3, REGISTERED TO STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIT THE GROUND NORTHEAST OF AMISTAD, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A ?PUBLIC USE? FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE ATP RATED PILOT AND CREW MEMBER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2013, AT 0800 CDT.

## 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 CEN13TA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13TA535), Sep 7, 2013: Bell 206L-3 (N721LL), Amistad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest the descent following an abrupt maneuver to avoid birds, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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