# Accident 20150330009989A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Saucier, MS, March 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2015, 14:35 local time
- Place: Saucier, MS
- Airport: Dean Griffin Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W7OA
- Location: 30.6678° N, 89.0947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6678&lon=-89.0947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KH-2017-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150330009989A

## Narrative

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

COMPANY WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL BURN OF 800 ACRES OF THE DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST. AREA HAD BEEN BURNED AND THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF RECON FOR UNBURNED UNDERBRUSH, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REORTED TO HAVE LOST POWER.  BOTH THE PILOT AND BURN BOSS AN EMPLOYEE OF FOREST SERVICE WERE KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE FIRE DISPENSER OPERATOR LOCATED IN THE BACK SURVIVED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS LATER INTERVIEWED.

## 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 ERA15FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA173), Mar 30, 2015: Bell Helicopter Textron 206 L-1 (N50KH), Saucier, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to postaccident fire damage.

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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