# Accident 20180807010589A: Bell 206B, Mesa, WA, August 7, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, WA
- Airport: Basin City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4NWG
- Location: 46.6072° N, 119.2911° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6072&lon=-119.2911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N607RA-2021-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYCE 250 20&30 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180807010589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LIFTED OFF FROM LOADING AREA WITH 60 GALLONS WATER AND 25 GALLONS OF FUEL. FOR CLEANOUT RUN.ACCELERATED TO 50 MPH AND ENDED RUN AND REVERSED RUN ,IN THE LEFT PEDDLE CHECK,THE PILOT SETTLED WITH POWER, DUE TO LACK OF FORWARD SPEED, AND TIMELY CONTROL INPUTS.THE PILOT  MADE A HARD LANDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINING SEVERE DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION. THE PILOT EXITED BURNING WRECKAGE UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR18LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA214), Aug 7, 2018: Bell 206 (N607RA), Basin City, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper execution of a slowing and turning maneuver, which resulted in a loss of control at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

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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