# Accident 20211128021709A: Bell 206B, Perry, OK, November 28, 2021 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 28, 2021, 17:00 local time - Place: Perry, OK - Airport: Perry Municipal - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Hover/Holding - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.3802° N, 97.3446° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3802&lon=-97.3446&mi=10 - Aircraft: N59600, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59600) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELL 206B - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA053) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211128021709A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2021, ABOUT 1658 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 206B HELICOPTER, N59600, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR PERRY, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WORKED FULLTIME AS A HELICOPTER AIR AMBULANCE PILOT. THE PILOT OWNED THE HELICOPTER AND ALSO WORKED PART-TIME SEASONAL JOBS AS A 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION PILOT. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE HELIPORT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABOUT 1600. THE PILOT PERFORMED THREE TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHTS AT THE PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F22), PERRY, OKLAHOMA. THE HELICOPTER THEN DEPARTED TO THE WEST OF THE AIRPORT, ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF I-35, WHERE THE PILOT WAS THEN DEMONSTRATING TO^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^HOW HE PERFORMED LOW-LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT CONSISTED OF CATTLE GRAZING PASTURE. DURING THE DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT, THE MANEUVERS WERE STOPPED, AND THE OCCUPANTS WERE OBSERVING A COYOTE IN A FIELD. AT ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), AND TRAVELLING ABOUT 25 KNOTS FORWARD AIRSPEED, THE HELICOPTER EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED LEFT ROLL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL, THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED A FIELD, AND CAME TO REST NEXT TO A FENCE LINE. A POSTIMPACT FIRE ENSUED AND INCINERATED THE WRECKAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO EGRESS FROM THE BURNING WRECKAGE AND CONTACTED FIRST RESPONDERS. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AND AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS FROM BELL AND ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES TRAVELLED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE TO PERFORM DOCUMENTATION AND EXAMINATION ACTIVITIES. DOCUMENTING THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE HELICOPTER HAD AERIAL APPLICATION EQUIPMENT ONBOARD SUCH AS THE HOPPER, HOWEVER THE SPRAY BOOM WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF METEOROLOGICAL DATA INDICATED LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS BELOW 2,000 FT AGL, NO INDICATIONS OF TURBULENCE OR LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR, OR ANY OTHER OUTFLOWS OR WIND SHIFTS. A PILOT REPORT INDICATED FLIGHT VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAD PRODUCED NO INFLIGHT WEATHER ADVISORIES OVER THE REGION DURING THE FLIGHT PERIOD. ASTRONOMICAL CONDITIONS INDICATED THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE SUNSET WITH A LOW SUN ELEVATION PRESENT. ## 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 CEN22FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA053), Nov 28, 2021: Bell 206 (N59600), Perry, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of lateral control during a hover that resulted in an impact with terrain. Based on the available evidence, the reason for the loss of lateral control could not be determined. ## Other reports on N59600 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20140729012679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140729012679I), Jul 29, 2014: Bell 206B (N59600), Meadows, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft struck power lines - [Incident 19790929049759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929049759I), Sep 29, 1979: Bell 206B (N59600), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged a practice autorotation, helicopter damaged in hard landing. - [Accident 19780920032991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920032991A), Sep 20, 1978: Bell 206B1 (N59600), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Contrary to briefing,started engs prior to other acft's departure 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.