# Accident 20181104021449A: Bell 206B, Uvalde, TX, November 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2018, 00:55 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3681° N, 99.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3681&lon=-99.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417WT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417WT-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104021449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA024), Nov 4, 2018: Bell 206 (N417WT), Uvalde, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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