# Accident 20150324004229A: Bell 206B, Taylors Island, MD, March 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2015, 17:30 local time
- Place: Taylors Island, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5022° N, 76.1717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5022&lon=-76.1717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43CM-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 109 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150324004229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING LEVEL CRUISE THERE WAS A SUDDEN DROP IN ALTITUDE, FOLLOWED BY A 90 DEGREE ROTATION TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AUTOROTATION INTO THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE SHORE.

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF WATER.

## 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 ERA15LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA179), Mar 24, 2015: Bell 206B (N43CM), Taylors Island, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

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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