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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Uvalde, TX · November 4, 2018

Date: November 4, 2018 · 00:55 local
Place: Uvalde, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N417WT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA024
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,400 total

N417WTRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · Bell 206BS/N 4591 · Built 2005 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelRolls-Royce 250-C20JTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On November 4, 2018 at approximately 0655 UTC, (0055 local) a Bell 206B registration number N417WT, serial number 4591 collided with the side of a 1,450 foot hill approximately fifteen miles north of Uvalde Texas. The aircraft departed from the privacy data omitted in Uvalde carrying one pilot and two passengers. The aircraft was headed east towards san antonio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of departure. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0655 UTC, (0055 LOCAL) A BELL 206B REGISTRATION NUMBER N417WT, SERIAL NUMBER 4591 COLLIDED WITH THE SIDE OF A 1,450 FOOT HILL APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MILES NORTH OF UVALDE TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN UVALDE CARRYING ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED EAST TOWARDS SAN ANTONIO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19FA024Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportUvalde, TXThe pilot's controlled flight into terrain during night visual meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot improper decision to inhibit the helicopter's terrain warning systems and flight at low altitude.Nov 4, 2018 · Destroyed