# Accident 20160729012629A: Bell 206B, Yakima, WA, July 29, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2016, 10:51 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RLJG
- Location: 46.3197° N, 120.0572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3197&lon=-120.0572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1087N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087N-2016-10-04) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,920 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160729012629A

## Narrative

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

N1087N, A 1980 BELL 206B HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVING BROKEN RIBS, AND WAS ADMITTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

THIS FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER PART 137 (AERIAL APPLICATION). WITNESS REPORTS THAT THE HELICOPTER ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF WITH THE CHEMICAL FILLER HOSE STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT HOPER, AND OVER THE LANDING SKIDS.  THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO IT'S SIDE AND BEGAN TO BURN AFTER THE INJURED PILOT WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE HIMSELF FROM THE HELICOPTER.

## 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 GAA16CA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA405), Jul 29, 2016: Bell 206 (N1087N), Outlook, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot and ground crew's failure to visually inspect the helicopter's skids before takeoff, which resulted in a water hose becoming entangled on the right skid, a loss of control, an impact with…

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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