# Accident 20230611008069A: Bell 206B, Pratt, KS, June 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2023, 16:05 local time
- Place: Pratt, KS
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HKYL
- Location: 37.6219° N, 98.8343° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6219&lon=-98.8343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230611008069A

## Narrative

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

HAVING COMPLETED FIRST JOB, THE PILOT HEADED FOR PEERYTON (KPXY) FOR REFUEL.  NO FUEL AVAILABLE.  NEXT HE HEADED TO ASHLAND, KS AND TO COMMANCHE CO. (K38K) FOR FUEL.  NO FUEL AVAILABLE THERE.  BUT HE HAD LOOKED AT COMANCHE CO, TX BY MISTAKE.   WITH 15 GAL OF FUEL HE HEADED TO PTT.  BEFORE REACHING PTT, WHILE TRYING TO LAND, AT 100 FT AGL, THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT DUE TO NO FUEL.  THE HELICOPTER STRUCK A FIELD AND ENDED UP ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 CEN23LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA237), Jun 11, 2023: Bell 206B (N85RB), Pratt, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

## Other reports on N85RB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120502009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120502009059A), May 2, 2012: Bell 206B (N85RB), Valley Falls, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed lawrence, KS with one pilot and two passengers on board for the purpose of conducting pipeline patrol operations. According to the pilot's…

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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