20140102000809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Temple, TX · January 2, 2014

Date: January 2, 2014 · 17:00 local
Place: Temple, TX
Airport: Draughon-Miller Central Texas
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: 3ENG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N400XL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA098
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,102 total3,200 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N400XLRegistration cancelled Oct 24, 2017 · Bell 206BS/N 2115 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C20Turbo-shaft

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What happened

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On January 2, 2014, at approximately 17:00 hours, a Bell 206B, N400XL owned by engemann aviation services LLC and operated by production air services, crashed at Draughon-Miller Central Texas regional airport.

VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained substantial damaged and the pilot, commercial rated, sustained no injuries.

The flight originated in Draughon-Miller Central Texas regional airport on 01/02/2014 at ~ 17:00 hours and was repositioning from the ramp to the mobile portable helipad.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 2, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 HOURS, A BELL 206B, N400XL OWNED BY ENGEMANN AVIATION SERVICES LLC AND OPERATED BY PRODUCTION AIR SERVICES, CRASHED AT DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT.

VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DRAUGHON-MILLER CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT ON 01/02/2014 AT ~ 17:00 HOURS AND WAS REPOSITIONING FROM THE RAMP TO THE MOBILE PORTABLE HELIPAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTemple, TXThe pilot's loss of control while landing on a mobile helipad.Jan 2, 2014 · Substantial damage