# Incident 20140116001189I: Bell 206B-III, Jefferson City, MO, January 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Jefferson City, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: M0DM
- Location: 38.5767° N, 92.1735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5767&lon=-92.1735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,400 total, 1,242 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140116001189I

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW ALTITUDE/LOW AIRSPEED CRUISE ALONG A RIVER BED IN A RURAL AREA 7 NM NW KJEF, PIC STATED A GUST OF WIND (EST 20 KTS) CAUSED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS (LTE). ACFT TAIL ROTOR CONTACTED SMALL TREE BRANCHES BEFORE CONTROL WAS RESTORED. ACFT RETURNED TO BASE, AND POST-FLT INSPECTION REVEALED SLIGHT SKIN WRINKLES AFT OF LEADING EDGES.  T/R REPLACED PER FACTORY DIRECTIVES.

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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