# Accident 20200304004129A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Clark, MO, March 4, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2020, 19:44 local time
- Place: Clark, MO
- Airport: Hess-Mckeown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 39.2772° N, 92.3575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2772&lon=-92.3575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200304004129A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD, HE NOTICED A YAW TO THE RIGHT AND EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  HE STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTORE FULL POWER OR MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.  HE PERFORMED AN AUTO-ROTATION LANDING IN A FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, TAILBOOM, AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

## 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 CEN20LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA113), Mar 5, 2020: Bell 206 (N32AE), Clark, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the pneumatic line for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent 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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