# Accident 20171107016689A: Bell 206B, Rolling Fork, MS, November 7, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2017, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rolling Fork, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZMPG
- Location: 32.9004° N, 90.8705° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9004&lon=-90.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93PH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93PH-2018-03-08) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171107016689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUDDENLY FELT THE AIRCRAFT YAW

TO THE RIGHT AND THEN GO LEFT, PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF THE RIVER AND CLEAR THE LINE OF TREES ON THE BANK. PILOT IMPACTED THE GROUND. MAIN ROTOR BLADE CUT TAIL BOOM OFF ON IMPACT.

## 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 WPR18LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA029), Nov 7, 2017: Bell 206 (N93PH), Rolling Fork, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncommanded yaw and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm for reasons that could not be determined.

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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