# Accident 20170626010839A: Bell 206B, Entiat, WA, June 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2017, 18:00 local time
- Place: Entiat, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RLJG
- Location: 47.7322° N, 120.3478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7322&lon=-120.3478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 45 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626010839A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAYING JOB, AN UNSECURED CLIPBOARD FROM THE COPILOT SEAT FELL DOWN BETWEEN THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE CLIPBOARD, BUT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE HELICOPTER ON THE SKID. AFT PORTION OF TAIL BOOM BROKE OFF.

## 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 GAA17CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA369), Jun 26, 2017: Bell 206B (N183TC), Entiat, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to secure a loose item inside the cockpit that interfered with antitorque pedal control and led to a loss of helicopter control due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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