# Accident 20200929020779A: Bell 206B, Packwood, WA, September 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2020, 10:15 local time
- Place: Packwood, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: WYFL
- Location: 46.6085° N, 121.6703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Packwood, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6085&lon=-121.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91TA-2022-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 317HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,542 total, 23,136 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200929020779A

## Narrative

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

DURING EXTERNAL LOAD LOGGING OPERATIONS IN A REMOTE FOREST AREA, PILOT ASCENDED THE AIRCRAFT VERTICALLY ABOVE THE LANDING AREA. AT ABOUT 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PILOT MOVED THE AIRCRAFT AFT. THE TAIL ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH A TREE. THE PILOT LOST YAW CONTROL AND THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED WITH SURROUNDING TREES. AIRCRAFT CRASHED TO THE GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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