# Accident 20140404003389A: Bell 206B-III, Missoula, MT, April 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: Missoula, MT
- Airport: Missoula International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MINA
- Location: 46.9164° N, 114.0906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9164&lon=-114.0906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140404003389A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 4, 2014 THE OPERATOR WAS CONDUCTING ANUAL RECURRENT TRAINING AND CHECKING AT THE MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOULA, MONTANA. N43MA, A BELL 206 HELICOPTER WAS IN USE FOR THE FLIGHT TRAINING/CHECKING. ON THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING/EVALUATION WITH PROSPECTIVE NEW HIRE.  THE PROSPECTIVE NEW HIRE HAD MADE A NORMAL APPORACH TO A LANDING AT THE SITE SELECTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE A POWER FAILURE FROM A HOVER, INITIATED THE LIFT-OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER AND ROLLED OVER ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE. TAKEOFF SURFACE WAS DIRT. NEW HIRE WAS NOT PILOT FLYING.

## 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 WPR14LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA159), Apr 4, 2014: Bell 206B III (N43MA), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A dynamic rollover during attempted liftoff.

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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