# Accident 20180720018729A: Bell 206B, Todd Mission, TX, July 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2018, 12:15 local time
- Place: Todd Mission, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2519° N, 95.8447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2519&lon=-95.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N352CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N352CT-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 22 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180720018729A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 20, 2018, A BELL MODEL 206B HELICOPTER CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM FAIRGROUNDD LOCATED IN TODD MISSION, TX.  FOUR PAX ON BOARD ALL SUSTAINED MINOR INJURES.  DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  ACCIDENT JULY 20, 2018, 1715Z

## 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 CEN18LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA290), Jul 20, 2018: Bell 206 (N352CT), Todd Mission, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent interference with the tail rotor pedals, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control during takeoff and the subsequent impact with terrain.

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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