# Accident 20160406007419A: Bell 206-L4, Supai, AZ, April 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2016, 16:10 local time
- Place: Supai, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: XW9L
- Location: 36.1464° N, 112.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1464&lon=-112.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206-L4
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160406007419A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 06, 2016 AROUND 1610 MST, N73AW, BHT-206-L4 IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE HILLTOP HELIPAD IN SUPAI, ARIZONA. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE IMPACT. THE CERTIFIED ATP PILOT ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

## 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 GAA16CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA179), Apr 6, 2016: Bell 206 (N73AW), Supai, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly a normal approach and forgetting that the long line remained attached to the helicopter, which resulted in the line snagging on a ridgeline, a loss of lateral control, and…

## Other reports on N73AW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20150601011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150601011989A), Jun 1, 2015: Bell 206-L4 (N73AW), Dewey, AZ, Substantial damage. A Bell 206, N73AW, reported engine problems, which caused the aircraft to autorotate in a field near Dewey, AZ., on 6/2/15. The helicopter was owned and…

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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