# Accident 20141004017859A: Bell 206B, Magnolia, AR, October 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2014, 12:40 local time
- Place: Magnolia, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2767° N, 93.2262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Magnolia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2767&lon=-93.2262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4426M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4426M-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (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
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004017859A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1240 CDT, N4426M, A BELL 206B ROTORCRAFT, REGISTERED TERRE HAUTE HELICOPTERS, INC. AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM A FLATBED TRANSPORT TRAILER.  THE ROTORCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER EVENT TO THE RIGHT, WHEN THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTED THE FENDER OF THE TRAILER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR FUSELAGE, BOOM DAMAGE, MAIN ROTOR BLADES IMPACTED GROUND AND APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT SECTION OF EACH SEPARATED FROM HUB.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THIS FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER DAY VFR CONDITIONS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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