# Accident 20201016015159A: Bell 206B, Lakeland, FL, October 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3386° N, 81.9575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3386&lon=-81.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201016015159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN PLANT CITY FL AT APROX 1500 HRS EST. IN ROUTE TO KCRG CRAIG FIELD JAX, APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AT APPROX. 450 FEET ALTITUDE PILOT PERCEIVED A BINDING SOUND WITH A REDUCTION POWER ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT LEFT NOSE YAW.  NO ANNUNCIATOR OR ENGINE OUT WARNINGS WERE IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT. THE LOW ROTOR RPM AURAL ALARM EVENTUALLY SOUNDED. GOING THRU APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET, PILOT PERFORMED AN AGGRESSIVE FLAIR FOR ZERO FORWARD AIRSPEED AND MAINTAINED THE FLAIR TO DROP THE AIRCRAFT, TAIL LOW INTO A STAND OF SLASH PINES. AFTER SETTLING, INITIATED FUEL VALVE SHUTOFF, BOOST PUMPS BREAKERS PULLED AND THROTTLE SHUTOFF TO CUT ENGINE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY TO A LOCAL ROAD AND SEEK HELP. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH.

## 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 ERA21LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA023), Oct 16, 2020: Bell 206 (N777CP), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper torquing of the “B” nut at the fuel control unit, which led to a total loss of engine power and subsequent autorotation that resulted in substantial damage.

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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