# Accident 20190912015419A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B, Hill City, SD, September 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hill City, SD
- Airport: Newton Fork Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9325° N, 103.5836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9325&lon=-103.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100CK-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206B (registry code 1181519, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-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 HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 975 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190912015419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OWNER / PILOT AND PASSENGER WIFE WERE PROCEEDING TO A GUEST RANCH.  WIND WAS BLOWING FROM NW AT 30 TO 40MPH.  PILOT HAD BEEN HERE BEFORE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A BOWL SHAPED AREA PROTECTED FROM THE WIND.  APPROACH WAS INTO THE WIND WITH A LANDING TOWARDS THE NW IN THE BOWL AREA.  AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER INTERRUPTION AT APPROXIMATELY 50FT ON FINAL APPROACH (LOW ROTOR & ENGINE OUT WARNINGS).  AIRCRAFT WOUND UP SPINNING TO THE LEFT FOR TWO COMPLETE TURNS FORCING THE PILOT TO PUT IT DOWN HARD WHICH BROKE THE RIGHT SKID OFF THE BELLY.  AIRFRAME TIPPED ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE WITH 1/2 OF THE BACK SIDE OF MAIN ROTOR SLICING THRU THE FWD. FUSELAGE BETWEEN THE TAIL ROTOR COCKPIT PEDALS AND AIRCRAFT MAIN BATTERY COMPARTMENT.  NO INJURIES TO ANY OCCUPANT.  48 TO 50 GAL OF FUEL WERE RECOVERED WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS PICKED UP FOR SALVAGED.

## 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 CEN19LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA318), Sep 12, 2019: Bell 206 (N100CK), Hill City, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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