# Accident 20150924017459A: Bell 206B, Ozark, AL, September 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4322° N, 85.5717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4322&lon=-85.5717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49660) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 260 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150924017459A

## Narrative

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

CAME TO HOVER, TRANSLATED LEFT AND SNAGGED THE LH SKID.  RECOVERED, FELT  VIBRATION , PILOT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT A HOVERING AUTOROTATION , RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND A BOUNCE

## 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 GAA15LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA296), Sep 24, 2015: Bell 206 (N49660), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while hovering, which resulted in the helicopter's skid impacting terrain, subsequent abnormal airframe vibrations, and a hard landing during…

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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