# Accident 20221001020829A: Bell 206B, Fresno, CA, October 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7090° N, 119.7289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7090&lon=-119.7289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284CA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221001020829A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), A BELL 206B JETRANGER WHO WAS ON A “RETURN TO SERVICE” MAINTENANCE FLIGHT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN  ACCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WHO JUST HAD DEPARTED FROM THE FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KFAT) LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND STARTED A SPIRALING DECENT, FOLLOWED BY AN IMPACT NEXT TO A HOME. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES SOUTH OF KFAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER HAD 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 WPR23LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA004), Oct 1, 2022: Bell 206B (N284CA), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disbond of a tail rotor drive shaft splined adapter, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor drive and a subsequent hard landing.

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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