# Accident 20250321009559A: Bell 206B, Chamblee, GA, March 21, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2025, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5QV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5QV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,783 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250321009559A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF THE NEWS HELICOPTER WAS CONDUCTING NEWS GATHERING OPERATIONS IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. WHILE SHOOTING FOOTAGE OF 3 PLANNED LOCATIONS THE PILOT GOT CONTACTED VIA RADIO OF A 4TH LOCATION TO PHOTOGRAPH BREAKING NEWS. WHILE ON THE SCENE OF THE 4TH LOCATION THE PILOT NOTED THE FUEL PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL PSI GUAGE WHICH CHECKED NORMAL. THE PILOT DECIDED TO IMMEDIATELY DEPART FOR PDK. UPON ENTERING PDK AIRSPACE THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND ON HELIPAD CHARLIE, HOWEVER THERE WAS ANOTHER HELICOPTER ON THE PAD. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND DIRECTLY ON THE RAMP AND WAS GIVEN AUTHORIZATION TO LAND AT HIS OWN RISK. AT APPROX. 200 AGL AND 40 KNOTS THE ENGINE BEGAN HICCUPING AND THEN CUT OUT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AUTOROTATION AND PUT THE HELICOPTER DOWN ON THE RAMP 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 ERA25LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA156), Mar 21, 2025: Bell 206 (N5QV), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion.

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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