# Accident 20131102020059A: Bell 206B, Superior, MT, November 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2013, 13:15 local time
- Place: Superior, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: 5MTL
- Location: 47.3167° N, 115.4833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3167&lon=-115.4833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888DR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888DR-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131102020059A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 2, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1315 MST, A BELL BHT-206-B, N888DR, REGISTERED TO MONTANA AERO INC. COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BARK MULCH PILE WHILE PERFORMING 14 CFR PART 133 OPERATIONS.  VISUAL METERORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAMGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SUPERIOR, MONTANA, ON NOVEMBER 2, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MST.

## 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 WPR14CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA041), Nov 2, 2013: Bell 206B (N888DR), Superior, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering during a long-line operation.

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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