# Accident 20141016018859A: Bell 206B, Prattville, AL, October 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Prattville, AL
- Airport: Prattville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EHYA
- Location: 32.4386° N, 86.5128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4386&lon=-86.5128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59541-2015-04-09) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141016018859A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXAUSTION DURING APPROACH TO LANDING

## 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 ERA15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA018), Oct 16, 2014: Bell 206B (N59541), Prattville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N59541 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800601018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601018069A), Jun 1, 1980: Bell 206B (N59541), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Destroyed. Heard bang in rear of aircraft on liftoff. Went into water in nosedown spin. Tail rotor drive shaft coupling broke.

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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