# Accident 20220801007599A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B, Arcadia, IA, August 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2022, 09:15 local time
- Place: Arcadia, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 10AG
- Location: 42.0504° N, 95.0334° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0504&lon=-95.0334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N169AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B (registry code 1181518, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 36,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220801007599A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER AIRCRAFT AND DESCENDED RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 CEN22LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA351), Aug 1, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B (N169AA), Arcadia, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in a loss of engine power at low altitude and an impact with terrain.

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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