# Accident 20220211000219A: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4, Eldorado, IL, February 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2022, 23:33 local time
- Place: Eldorado, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 37.8175° N, 88.4420° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8175&lon=-88.4420&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N469AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 (registry code 1181455, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-canada-206l-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 206L-4
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,686 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211000219A

## Narrative

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

THE HAA CREW WAS PICKING UP A PATIENT FROM A HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT MEDIC CARRIED HER PERSONAL VAP DEVICE LITHIUM BATTERIES IN HER POCKET. AFTER BUCKLING IN, THE BATTERIES EXPLODED RESULTING IN A FLASH FIRE IN HER UPPER LEFT POCKET, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT SEATBELT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED. THE NURSE PROVIDED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FLIGHT MEDIC. THE MEDIC SUSTAINED 28% 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON HER BODY.

## 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 CEN22LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA122), Feb 12, 2022: Bell 206 (N469AE), Eldorado, IL, minor damage. Probable cause: Overheating of two lithium batteries in the paramedic’s flight suit pocket resulting in an explosion and fire that seriously injured the paramedic as the helicopter was about to take off.

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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