# Accident 20141025021829A: Bell 206B, Wellington, FL, October 25, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2014, 12:40 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Airport: Wellington Aero Club Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6467° N, 80.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6467&lon=-80.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141025021829A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 25, 2014, ABOUT 1240 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT/OWNER OF A BELL 206 JET RANGER, N418SV, NOTICED A DAMAGED LEFT SKID WHILE INSPECTING THE HELICOPTER.

THE PILOT THEN CONTACTED A MECHANIC, WHO DEDECTED A SCRATCHED TAIL ROTOR STINGER IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGED LEFT REAR SKID TUBE.

ON MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 2014, THE  PILOT/OWNER OF N418SV THEN FLEW THE DAMAGED HELICOPTER TO A REPAIR STATION. IN ADDITION TO THE CRACKED LEFT HAND SKID TUBE, THE REPAIR STATION RECORDED A CRACKED MAIN ROTOR YOKE, CRACKED STARTER GENERATOR MOUNT BRACKET, CRACKED SUPPORT LEFT HAND FORWARD MOUNT FOR THE ENGINE, AND IMPACT DAMAGE BETWEEN THE MAIN DRIVESHAFT AND THE TRANSMISSION ISOLATION MOUNT, DURING A HARD LANDING INSPECTION, RESULTING TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2014 THE PILOT/OWNER OF N418SV NOTIFIED THE FAA OF THIS OCCURRENCE.

THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE PILOT CAUSING THE DAMAGE REMAIN UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT OF THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 ERA15LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA060), Oct 25, 2014: Bell 206B (N418SV), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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