# Accident 20220701005109A: Bell 206B, East Troy, WI, July 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2022, 16:30 local time
- Place: East Troy, WI
- Airport: East Troy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4MFG
- Location: 42.7777° N, 88.3888° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7777&lon=-88.3888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N882NY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N882NY-2024-04-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,784 total, 141 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220701005109A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 01, 2022, AT EAST TROY AIRPORT (57C). N882NY, A BELL B206 HELICOPTER, LOST POWER DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A FUEL BOWSER TRUCK. THE HELICOPTER PASSED OVER THE BOWSER AND IMPACTED THE GROUND RIGHT SIDE NOSE DOWN AND CAME TO REST IN  AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR SKIDS, MAIN ROTOR AND TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INURED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN22LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA305), Jul 1, 2022: Bell 206B (N882NY), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.

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.