# Accident 20210629022199A: Bell 206B, Rome, NY, June 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2021, 13:45 local time
- Place: Rome, NY
- Airport: Rome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R73A
- Location: 43.2250° N, 75.3945° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2250&lon=-75.3945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134VG-2022-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250 20&30 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210629022199A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/29/2021 DURING A CFRC135.293 COMPETENCY CHECK N134VG A BELL 206B SERIAL NUMBER 1512 MADE A CRASH LANDING AT GRIFFISS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN ROME NY. WHILE DEMONSTRATING  A ?POWER FAILURE AND AUTOROTATION TO A POWER RECOVERY? EVENT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE THEN ROLLED OVER, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA21LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA275), Jun 29, 2021: Bell 206 (N134VG), Rome, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper termination of a practice autorotation with power recovery, which resulted in low rotor rpm, an unstable landing, and a rollover. Contributing to the accident was the evaluator's…

## Other reports on N134VG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960618021259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618021259I), Jun 18, 1996: Bell 206B (N134VG), Henrietta, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on June 18, 1996 at approximately 0915 EDT hours a Bell 206B, helicopter, N134VG, struck a metal communications tower causing minor damage to the…

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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