# Accident 20211230021549A: Bell 206B, Livingston, TX, December 30, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2021, 10:45 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6482° N, 94.9151° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6482&lon=-94.9151&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8AU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8AU) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,679 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211230021549A

## Narrative

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

ON 12/30/2021 N8AU MIGHT HAVE CRASHED DUE TO LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS (LTE) IN A PASTURE NEAR LIVINGSTON TEXAS. FOUR PEOPLE ON BOARD, ONE FATAL, ONE SERIOUSLY AND 2 WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA086), Dec 30, 2021: Bell 206B (N8AU), Livingston, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot exceeding the yaw control capability of the helicopter for the flight conditions, resulting in a non-mechanical loss of tail rotor effectiveness.

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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