# Accident 20260730010249A: Bell 206-L4, Tuscumbia, AL, July 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2026, 10:05 local time
- Place: Tuscumbia, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 34.7185° N, 87.7026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscumbia, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7185&lon=-87.7026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29AE) (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 206-L4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,888 total, 752 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260730010249A

## Narrative

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

WHILE MANEUVERING ABOVE THE LANDING PAD AT THE AIRCRAFT HOME BASE, THE AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A CONCRETE POLE  RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING ON TO THE PAD.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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