# Accident 20140723013199A: Bell 206A, Wenatchee, WA, July 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2014, 14:14 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Wenatchee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6228° N, 120.4239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6228&lon=-120.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N949FM-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 29 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140723013199A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/23/2014, APPROXIMATELY 14:14 P.M. PST. HELICOPTER N949MF A BELL 206A CRASHED IN WENATCHEE, WA UNDER UN-KNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. PILOT\FATAL, PASSENGERS\NONE.

## 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 WPR14FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA310), Jul 23, 2014: Bell 206A (N949FM), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper decent rate and path, which resulted in a hard landing and dynamic rollover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by a sedating medication.

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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