# Accident 20230806008899A: Bell 206L-3, Carthage, IL, August 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2023, 01:05 local time
- Place: Carthage, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 40.3707° N, 91.0522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3707&lon=-91.0522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,142 total, 3,324 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806008899A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING NORTH ON E COUNTY RD 1200N APPROXIMATELY 5.25 MILES FROM CARTHAGE CITY CENTER.  THE LAT/LONG OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE IS: 40 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 14 SECONDS NORTH AND 91 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST AS SHOWN ON GOOGLE MAPS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPRIGHT ON A HEADING 360 PERPEDICULAR TO COUNTY RD 1200N.  A PIECE OF THE TAIL ROTOR WAS FOUND ABOUT 60FT SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE FENCE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS NOTED AS WERE THE DITCHES ON NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES AS WELL.  THE APPROACH WAS FROM THE EAST AND A RIGHT PEDAL TURN WAS INITIATED TO ORIENT THE PATIENT DOOR TOWARDS THE SCENE.  A POP WAS HEARD DURING THE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT.  THE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ROTATION.  THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED AND AN EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN WAS INITIATED.

## 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 CEN23LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA350), Aug 6, 2023: Bell 206 (N288AE), Carthage, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with a fence during landing due to the crew’s reduced distance estimation and depth perception while using night vision goggles. Contributing to the accident was the low moon angle, which…

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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