# Accident 20151102018019A: Bell 206B, Wilimina, OR, November 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wilimina, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: Q97L
- Location: 45.0069° N, 123.4019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0069&lon=-123.4019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22743, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22743) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 570 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151102018019A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:05 PST, PILOT DEPARTED THE FUELING STATION AND PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT 133 OPERATIONS (CHRISTMAS TREE SLINGING). AT AROUND 2:25, ON THE WAY TO THE LANDING AREA AFTER DROPPING A LOAD OF TREES, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION OF POWER. HE EJECTED THE LOAD AND LONG LINE, AND ELECTED TO LAND THE HELICOPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AS HELICOPTER TOUCHED DOWN, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT A SLOW IDLE. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE STILL TURNING  AND IMPACTED A NEARBY TREE.  PILOT PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN THE HELICOPTER  AND EXITED OUT THE PILOT SIDE DOOR.

## 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 WPR16LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA020), Nov 2, 2015: Bell 206B (N22743), Dallas, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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