# Accident 20190426016859A: Bell 206B, Oakridge, OR, April 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2019, 07:40 local time
- Place: Oakridge, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 13MG
- Location: 43.5539° N, 122.4758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5539&lon=-122.4758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206JH-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190426016859A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26TH, 2019 N206JH, A BELL 206B3, CRASHED WHILE CONDUCTING AN AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATION IN CLEARWATER, OR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 137 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

THE PILOT WAS AT THE END OF A FUEL CYCLE WHEN HE OBSERVED SEVERAL SHORT BUZZING SOUNDS FOLLOWED BY N2 DECAY. THIS DECAY WAS OBSERVED IN THE GAUGE AND WAS NOT ACCOMPANIED BY ANY LIGHTS, WARNING SOUNDS, OR CORRESPONDING INDICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT THEN ENTERED AT AN AUTOROTATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND TURNED SLIGHTLY RIGHT TO LAND PARALLEL THE HILLSIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 WPR19LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA122), Apr 26, 2019: Bell 206 (N206JH), Oakridge, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power following the failure of a 3rd stage turbine blade due to low- and high-cycle fatigue.

## Other reports on N206JH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831227064299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831227064299A), Dec 27, 1983: Bell 206B3 (N206JH), Mountain City, NV, Substantial damage. Engine flameout on powerline patrol. Vertical impact in snow. Fuel pump contained air. No winter snow baffles.

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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