# Accident 20200530010849A: Bell 206B, Elko, NV, May 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2020, 14:15 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko, Nevada
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8283° N, 115.7853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8283&lon=-115.7853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N401HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401HP-2020-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200530010849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED FOR FUEL ON A CFR PART 91 RE POSITION FLIGHT FROM KMLF TO KEKO AND TO CONTINUE TO OREGON TO BE DELIVERED TO NEW OWNER.  AIRCRAFT ORIGINATED FROM COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA.  AFTER REFUELING THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING AND TAXIING DOWNWIND WHEN THE WIND FROM THE RIGHT QUARTER SETTLED WITH POWER AND HIT AN AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE.  THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS GUSTING FROM THE SOUTH AT 42 KNOTS.  THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.

## 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 WPR20CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA162), May 30, 2020: Bell 206 (N401HP), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control in gusting wind that resulted in a loss in altitude and subsequent collision with a fence.

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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